Purchased by President Thomas Jefferson from France in 1803; doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase
100
men who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1804
Who is Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
100
The "major" western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase
What are the Rocky Mountains
100
The starting point of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was near which major city
What is St. Louis Missouri?
100
Which of the following rivers was used by Lewis and Clark in their journey to the Pacific Ocean
What is Missouri River?
200
Trail to the western territories that began in Independence, Missouri, and ended in the Willamette River Valley
What is Oregon Trail
200
explored the southwestern United States; Pike's Peak in Colorado is named after him
Who is Zebulon Pike
200
Identify a state that was part of the territory the United States gained in the Louisiana Purchase (west of the Mississippi River)
What are Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, parts of Minnesota and Louisiana
200
The man who invented the telegraph in 1839. Through the telegraph, people were able to send messages in a matter of minutes. Messages were sent in Morse code and then translated on the other end
Who is Samuel Morse?
200
On the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail, which type of transportation was most common?
What is wagon trains?
300
Idea that the U.S. was meant to expand its territory until it stretched from the East Coast to the West Coast
What is Manifest Destiny
300
member of the Shoshone tribe who served as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's translator
Who is Sacajawea
300
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France with instructions to buy which of the following places
What is New Orleans?
300
In 1838, U.S. troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their homeland in north Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokees die in the terrible conditions. What was this event called
What is the Trail of Tears?
300
The state that was the destination for a flood of prospectors during the gold rush of 1849
What is California?
400
Began in 1848 at Sutter's Mill; caused a huge increase in population to certain areas of the West Coast
What is California Gold Rush
400
religious group founded by Joseph Smith; led by Brigham Young to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah after being forced from areas of the East Coast for their beliefs
Who are the Mormons
400
After France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States, which two European countries were the remaining colonial powers in North America?
What are Great Britain and Spain
400
Why was Napoleon Bonaparte willing to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States
What is he realized it would be hard to defend the area against the British
400
The land that was included in the Louisiana Purchase was mainly located in which of the following regions of the present-day United States
What is central United States?
500
Built mainly by Irish and Chinese immigrants; constructed to connect the East Coast with the West Coast; was finished in 1869
What is the First Transcontinental Railroad
500
Explorer who mapped the Oregon Trail, also helped map the area between the Mississippi River and the Missouri River
What is John Fremont
500
During the middle of the 19th century, thousands of people traveled west on the Oregon Trail. Which destination was at the end of the Oregon Trail
What is the Willamette Valley?
500
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is famous for the role it played in the Texas revolution. What was the Alamo used for before the revolution
What is mission
500
The journey on the Oregon Trail was long and difficult. It took four to six months to travel the 2,000-mile trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon. Pioneers faced many hardships along the way. Why were people willing to make this journey
What is they thought they would have better opportunities in Oregon?