Students complete nine fill-in-the-blank problems about Manifest Destiny's coinage, the Louisiana Purchase price, and Lewis and Clark's expedition start date. The matching activity pairs Jefferson, Sacagawea, James Marshall, and Andrew Jackson with their westward expansion roles.
Matching key historical figures to their westward expansion roles — guide, president, gold discoverer, and Indian Removal Act signer — connects individual names to the major events and policies that shaped United States territorial growth.
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Westward Expansion
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The term Manifest Destiny was coined around the year 1845.
2. The United States paid about 15 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory.
3. Lewis and Clark began their expedition in the year 1804.
4. The Oregon Trail started in the state of Missouri.
5. Gold seekers who arrived in California in 1849 were called 49ers.
6. The Homestead Act of 1862 offered 160 acres of free land to settlers.
7. Pioneers heading to Oregon faced a journey of about 2,000 miles.
8. The California Gold Rush caused a population boom in the West.
9. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Thomas Jefferson
→ Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark guide
Sacagawea
→ Lewis and Clark guide
Louisiana Purchase
James Marshall
→ found gold at Sutters Mill
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
→ Indian Removal Act
found gold at Sutters Mill
Westward Expansion
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The term Manifest Destiny was coined around the year 1845.
2) The United States paid about 15 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory.
3) Lewis and Clark began their expedition in the year 1804.
4) The Oregon Trail started in the state of Missouri.
5) Gold seekers who arrived in California in 1849 were called 49ers.
6) The Homestead Act of 1862 offered 160 acres of free land to settlers.
7) Pioneers heading to Oregon faced a journey of about 2,000 miles.
8) The California Gold Rush caused a population boom in the West.
9) President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Thomas Jefferson
→ Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark guide
Sacagawea
→ Lewis and Clark guide
Louisiana Purchase
James Marshall
→ found gold at Sutters Mill
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
→ Indian Removal Act
found gold at Sutters Mill
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