WESTWARD EXPANSION STUDY GUIDE
Lewis and Clark Expedition
1. Why did Meriwether Lewis and William Clark travel to Oregon?
2. What types of animals did they discover or record? List 4.
3. Who came with Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Cherokee Removal
1. How did the Cherokee change their culture to be like the Americans?
2. In what ways did the Cherokees “fight” back against the Americans trying to take their land?
3. Why did the Georgians want the Cherokee land?
4. Why did so many Cherokees die on the Trail of Tears?
5. What other tribes had already been removed from the southeast cotton lands?
6. Where did the Cherokees move to when they left Georgia?
Andrew Jackson
1. Give details about Andrew Jackson’s personality, background, and political opinions. Include the nullification crisis and Jacksonian Democracy.
2. Should Andrew Jackson remain on the $20 bill, in your opinion?
Expansion and Manifest Destiny
1. Who were the first types of people to explore the west, besides the Native Americans?
2. What is a pioneer?
3. Put the following events in chronological order:
a. Lewis and Clark journey
b. California Gold Rush
c. Mexican American War
d. Texas war for independence
e. Cherokee Removal
f. Oregon Trail begins
4. What is “Manifest Destiny,” and why did the Americans believe they had this right over other people?
5. How did southerners and northerners want to use the western land differently?
6. How did the California Gold Rush harm the California environment?
7. Describe the overland journey to the west:
a. How long did it take?
b. What are some dangers travelers faced?
c. What supplies would they need to bring with them?
8. REVIEW YOUR OPEN-NOTE QUIZ!
9. How long did it take California to become a major population center and a US state after the Gold Rush began in 1849?
ECONOMICS
1. Be able to define the following terms:
a. Supply
b. Demand
c. Price
d. Cost
e. Inflation
2. What is the difference between Price and Cost?
3. List five (5) typical costs that a company must pay when producing a product or service.
4. Memorize the Supply and Demand Cheat Sheet.