The Oregon Trail
Did everyone get to ride in a wagon?
no
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
Trail of Tears
What brought people west to California in 1848. (hint what did James marshall discover in California)
The California gold rush
What did the war with Mexico stem from?
the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S
This was the first westward trail that connected Missouri with Santa Fe
Santa Fe trail
True or false? Accidents that happened are gunshot wounds, burns, and broken bones
true
_____ in 1830 authorized the removal of native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west?
Indian Removal Act
Who first discovered gold that started the California gold rush
James W. Marshall
What was the treaty that ended the Mexican-american war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
longest and most famous trail, Missouri to Oregon
Oregon trail
Why did people travel west?
Manifest Destiny
Who was the president of the United States during the time of the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
People who went looking for gold (hint they left in 1849)
Forty-Niners
What is it called when Territory is taken or attacked, especially during war.
Annex
what is a Mexican-American inhabitant of southern texas
Tejanos
What were some of the challenges the emigrants encountered on the trail?
disease, terrain, medicine, shortages, and weather
Congress established _______ in what is now Oklahoma and where Native Americans were moved to.
Indian Territory
where was gold first discovered by James W. Marshall
Sutters Mill
which state that was under Mexican rule was taken during the Mexican-American war applied for admission as a free state
Califronia
The area of the present-day United states that Mexico agreed to give up as part of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
Why would people head west on the Oregon trail?
new land, opportunities, and life
Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.
Worcester v. Georgia
What grew near all the major mining sites that eventually turned into restaurants and hotels
Boom Towns
who led the victory of the Mexican-American war?
General Zachary Taylor
What are some of the causes of the Texas revolution
Santa Anna takes control of the Mexican Government and breaks the 1824 Constitution, Texans attacked the Mexican forces. and Texans felt their liberties were threatened