Territorial Expansion Review

Territorial Expansion Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Northwest Ordinance: It provided a government for the western territories based on Jefferson’s ideas

Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US: To get more land Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonists and Indians were already there; they thought that Spanish territory would be easy to conquer but in 1801 France took over territory, France then threatened to block New Orleans

Describe the Louisiana Purchase: After France conquered Spanish territory Jefferson reasoned with Napoleon and with other problems in the Caribbean, Napoleon agrees and sells territories

Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark to explore the territory, they were guided by an Indian woman named Sacagawea

Describe the Monroe Doctrine: Foreign policy doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs; this became more important in the 1800’s and 1900’s