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2 Name: Date: Westward Expansion Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions The original colonies of the United States were settled along the coast of North America. 2. For many years, few colonists went beyond the. 3. When more land was needed, what did the country begin to do? Early Expansion 4. How many colonists lived in the American colonies in 1700? 5. By 1775, the number of colonists had grown to. 6. One of the first areas settled west of the Appalachian Mountains was called the. 7. Who led settlers across the Cumberland Cap into Kentucky? Louisiana Purchase 8. In 1803, President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the for.

3 9. The Louisiana Purchase the size of the United States. 10. Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast frontier? Manifest Destiny 11. What is Manifest Destiny? Continued Expansion 12. After a over the rights to, the country gained much of the southwest including the land of. 13. What area of land did the United States also gain after a treaty with Britain? Settling the West 14. Pioneers and settlers moved west to claim for ranching and from the government through the Act. 15. Why did many people go to California? Wild West 16. As the first pioneers moved west, there was little. The law was the.

4 17. Name two people who became famous during the Wild West. End of the Frontier 18. What happened in 1890? 19. The country now had states. Interesting Facts about Westward Expansion and the Old West 20. Name three interesting facts.

5 Name: Date: Westward Expansion Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Answer Key Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions The original thirteen colonies of the United States were settled along the east coast of North America. 2. For many years, few colonists went beyond the Appalachian Mountains. 3. When more land was needed, what did the country begin to do? They began to move west of the Appalachians. Early Expansion 4. How many colonists lived in the American colonies in 1700? 250,000 colonists 5. By 1775, the number of colonists had grown to 2.5 million. 6. One of the first areas settled west of the Appalachian Mountains was called the Northwest Territory. 7. Who led settlers across the Cumberland Cap into Kentucky? Daniel Boone Louisiana Purchase 8. In 1803, President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million. 9. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

6 10. Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast frontier? Lewis and Clark Manifest Destiny 11. What is Manifest Destiny? The belief that it was the country's destiny to expand westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Continued Expansion 12. After a war with Mexico over the rights to Texas, the country gained much of the southwest including the land of California. 13. What area of land did the United States also gain after a treaty with Britain? Oregon Territory Settling the West 14. Pioneers and settlers moved west to claim land for ranching and farming from the government through the Homestead Act. 15. Why did many people go to California? To strike it rich during the California Gold Rush Wild West 21. As the first pioneers moved west, there was little government. The law was the local sheriff. 22. Name two people who became famous during the Wild West. Wild Bill Hickok Jessie James

7 End of the Frontier 23. What happened in 1890? The US government announced that the west had been explored. 24. The country now had 44 states. Interesting Facts about Westward Expansion and the Old West 25. Name three interesting facts. The population of the United States grew from 5.2 million people in 1800 to 76.2 million in President James K. Polk played a major role in expanding west. During his presidency much of the land west of the Louisiana Purchase was added to the county including Texas, the Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Territory. The Transcontinental Railroad and Transcontinental Telegraph were both important in keeping the large country together in the early days. Westward Expansion had a large impact on the Civil War. The South wanted western states to be slave states while the North wanted slavery to be illegal in the new states.

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