Early America
Why was it difficult to travel in early America?
The roads were poor and most people had to travel by foot.
What year was the Declaration of Independence written and signed?
1776
What was the primary reason Native Americans resented the settlers?
The settlers took the Indian's land.
Why did the Mexicans invite the Americans to move into Mexico?
Because the Mexicans were having a hard time getting their own people to settle the northern part of Mexico up around present day Texas.
What made the Oregon Country so valuable to America?
beaver skins
What was the name of the old Indian trail Daniel Boone had heard about that led through the Appalachian Mountains?
The Warriors Path
Why did Jefferson hire Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Because Jefferson did not know what the United States had just purchased from France.
Tecumseh tried to unite the other Indian nations to fight as one.
Of the three requirements the Mexicans had for the Americans who moved into Mexico, which ones did the Americans fulfill?
None of them.
With the Mexican War, President Polk hoped to add new areas to the United States. What were two of them?
California and New Mexico
What is the present day name given to the pathway that Daniel Boone found through the Appalachian Mountains?
Cumberland Gap
How long did it take Lewis and Clark to complete their journey?
Two and one-half years old.
What was the name given to the Native American nations living in the Southeast during the 1830's.
The Five Civilized Tribes
Who did the Americans in Texas choose to lead their army?
Sam Houston
President Polk had his eye on California because it had two things he liked. What were those two things?
The missions and the harbors
What was the name of the territory that Cumberland Gap opened up into?
Kentucky
What city and state did Lewis and Clark take off from?
St. Louis, Missouri
What did Sequoyah, from the Cherokee Nation, develop?
An alphabet for the Cherokee.
Why did those men who fought at the Alamo become such an inspiration to their fellow Texans.
Because of their bravery.
Why did the Mormans settle in the Far West?
To avoid religious persecution.
What was the form of transportation that was used to travel down the Ohio River to carry people and their supplies?
A flatboat
What was the name of the large herd of animals that Lewis and Clark came upon in Montana?
Buffalo
The Indians of the Southwest were driven off of their land in the Southeast and force marched all the way to Oklahoma, killing over 4,000 of them. This march became known as...
The Trail of Tears
Why wasn't Texas admitted to the United States right away?
Because it allowed slavery.
Who got rich in the California gold rush?
The merchants