Unit 3: Expansion and Settlement

During the Lewis and Clark expedition,

Sacagawea and her child helped smooth relations with American Indians.

In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from

France.

For settlers in the Northwest Territory during the late 1700s, an important geographical feature was the

Great Lakes.

One major way that the Lewis and Clark expedition affected American business was that the explorers

located important routes for trade and travel.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of statehood in the Northwest Territory by

outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.

A pair of geographic features in the Northwest Territory that made it attractive for settlement in the late 1700s was its

rivers and lakes.

Why did President Thomas Jefferson want control of New Orleans?

to control trade along the Mississippi River

Why did France want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

to fund its European wars

Which best describes why the United States wanted the Louisiana Territory?

to gain control of commerce on the Mississippi River

Opening the Mississippi River to commerce was especially important to

yeoman farmers

Why was the Mississippi River important to the United States in the late 1700s?

It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and from distant markets.

How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

It made slavery illegal.

Which town was the gateway to the Mississippi River and therefore necessary for the United States to acquire?

New Orleans

Which statement best describes the Louisiana Purchase?

The US sent two representatives to buy the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

Which phrase best describes Sacagawea?

a Shoshone woman who acted as an interpreter for Lewis and Clark

The Northwest Ordinance stated that once 5,000 adult males lived in a district, it became

a territory.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

explorers sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.

A main reason President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark west in the early 1800s was to

find a water route to the Pacific.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory became a state when it

had 60,000 adult males.