The name of the Indian group who were pushed off their land!
Who are the Cherokee!
100
The area of Texas during the time of the Alamo was owned by this country!
What is Mexico
100
This was the War were we fought for our Independence from England!
What is the Revolutionary War!
100
Once we acquired (got) the Oregon Territory, the government attempted to get people to move west by doing this!
What is offer them free land!
100
The gold rush took place in this present day state!
What is California
200
This was the name of the Act that told the Indians that they had to leave the state of Georgia!
(presidents orders)
What is The Indian Removal Act
200
Mexico said that Stephen Austin could come to Mexico if he did this?
What is followed Mexico rules!
......
Documents in Spanish....
Religion.....
No Slavery....
200
"The British are Coming! The British are coming" is a famous quote by whom?
What is Paul Revere!
200
The length of the Oregon Trail was over ________ miles!
What is 2000!
200
This is the term used to describe the greed/desire that people felt to move west in search of gold!
What is gold fever!
300
This is the place where the Indians had to move to! It was not officially a state until later years!
What is Oklahoma
300
During the first battle at the Alamo fort, the American's..... a)won......b)lost.....c)talked about their differences
What is lost!
300
This is the document that we wrote to declare our independence from England!
What is the Declaration of Independence!
300
The average time it took to travel the Trail was this?
What is 4 - 6 months
300
Not only was this the year of the gold rush, but it became a term used to describe the people who moved west to find gold!
What is 1849 or 49ers
400
This was the president during the time of the Trail of tears; he signed the act telling the Indians to leave!
Who is Andrew Jackson!
400
A man by the name of ________ led the Texan people to another fight against Mexico where they won!
What is Sam Houston!
400
This was the final battle during the Revolutionary War that is credited to ending the War!
What is the Surrender at Yorktown
400
The name of the most common type of wagon used on the Oregon Trail was this!
What is the Prairie Wagon
400
Although there were 3 routes to California, the most popular and widely used route was this!
What is the overland route or Oregon Trail!
500
In your opinion, Why is the Trail of Tears important to discuss?
many Indians died...... it was unfair, discriminatory..... it shows that we've made mistakes....that we can learn from our own History.
500
Why was "Remember the Alamo" shouted by Sam Houston?
What is it encouraged the troops to fight hard, it was motivational, to rally the troops, get them to fight, TO REMEMBER WHY THEY WERE FIGHTING!!
500
The 1st amendment grants us 5 key rights/freedoms; name 2!
What is (RAPPS) religion, assembly, press, petition, speech
500
How many total immigrants/settlers traveled the Oregon Trail between 1843 - 1869?
What is 400,000!
500
The gold rush was a big event for early California, What happened in the years after the gold rush?
most people left back home, (people who did stay)California gained enough people to become a state, brought together people of different backgrounds and history to one location.