Expanding the Nation
The Belief that the US was destined to expand across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This act forced Native Americans to forfeit their land on the East side of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
These two famous explorers led an expedition to map out the Louisiana Purchase.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Custer’s Last Stand is also known as the Battle of this
What is Little Big Horn?
Panning, sluicing, and explosives were considered techniques for finding this.
What is gold?
This land acquisition practically doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The forced removal under the Indian Removal Act relocated Native Americans to this present-day state.
What is Oklahoma?
This Native American girl helped guide Lewis and Clark on their journey to the Pacific Ocean
Who is Sacagawea?
This Native American Chief had a vision of war.
Who is Sitting Bull?
This organization is a survey used to collect quality data about the nation’s people and economy
What is the Census Bureau?
The country that the United States acquired the Louisiana territory from.
What is France?
The introduction of this animal led many Native Americans to live a nomadic lifestyle.
What is the Horse?
The expedition led by Lewis and Clark discovered over this many species of wildlife.
What is 300?
General George Custer took matters into his own hands by pursuing this initiative.
What is Native American removal?
The census takes place every this many years
What is 10 years?
This act allowed pioneers to purchase 160 acres of public land for $10.
What is the Homestead Act?
Native Americans used this animal for food, worship, and tools, but never for sport.
What is the buffalo?
The majority of those who traveled west in search of a better life traveled by this physical method
What is by foot?
The 3 struggles Western Settlers had to go through.
What are Native American attacks, Disease, and Starvation?
During westward expansion, these made trading goods more efficient.
What are railroads?
Western settlers had to cultivate the land for a minimum of this many years to keep it under the Homestead Act.
What is 5 years?
Corn, squash, and beans are collectively known as this in Native American agriculture.
What are the 3 sisters?
This major river was the primary trade route prior to westward expansion
What is the Mississippi River?
Violence & theft, unfair trials, and wrongful accusations were considered this in the west.
What are injustices of the west?
Starvation, explosions, and collapsing tunnels were all major examples of these during the Gold Rush.
What are dangers miners faced?