Regions
Texas/Mexican War
Oregon Trail/Gold Rush
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous II
100
These are the pioneers known for fur trapping and trading.
Who were mountain men?
100
Texas won independence from this country in 1836.
What is Mexico?
100
These were the first settlers in the Oregon Country.
Who were missionaries?
100
This is the idea that the U.S. was going to expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
This treaty settled the border disputed between the U.S. and Spain.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
200
Pioneers wanted to settle near these in order to ship goods to markets faster.
What are rivers or waterways?
200
Mexico won independence from this country in 1821.
What is Spain?
200
This is what was promised to those who traveled to Oregon Country, and a big reason people made the trip.
What is fertile land?
200
The growth of factories attracted these people, and manufacturers welcomed them because they would work for less pay.
What are immigrants?
200
The Monroe Doctrine was established to protect the Americas from colonization by this continent.
What is Europe?
300
This era of American history started in the New England region because of poor farming and access to waterways.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
300
One of the reasons for the start of the war is because the U.S. said this was the border.
What is the Rio Grande?
300
The Oregon Trail generally started in this Missouri town.
What is Independence?
300
He was president during the Era of Good Feelings.
Who was James Monroe?
300
This group settled in an area once known as Deseret.
Who are the Mormons?
400
Wealthy southern landowners generally built these types of homes to live in.
What are plantations?
400
The U.S. annexation of Texas was delayed for several years because of this issue.
What is slavery?
400
This slogan is what led to a compromise over the Oregon Country border.
What is "Fifty-four forty or fight."
400
He was the person who came up with the Missouri Compromise.
Who was Henry Clay?
400
This was the period following the War of 1812 when most Americans were very proud of their country.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
500
People who traveled west were generally looking for these two things.
What are a new life and open land?
500
This is the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
500
These types of communities started overnight during the California Gold Rush.
What are boomtowns?
500
He was president during the Mexican-American War.
Who was James K. Polk?
500
This agreement kept the balance of power between free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
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