Exploration
The first explorer to reach Kansas
Who is Francisco Coronado?
The most important goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
What is a water route to the Pacific Ocean?
The territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The primary purpose of this trail.
What is trading?
Diseases, weather, and river crossings were all hardships on this trail west.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The country that sent Coronado to explore in the new world.
What is Spain?
The first Americans to explore Kansas.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
The leader of the first expedition through Kansas on land.
Who is Zebulon Pike?
True or False. The Native Americans who lost their land were able to become American Citizens.
What is False?
The idea that America was destined to conquer to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
He labeled Kansas the Great American Desert.
Who is Stephen Long
The river did Lewis and Clark followed for most of their journey.
What is the Missouri River?
The Flint Hills were given their name by.
Who is Zebulon Pike?
The primary purpose of this trail was to take people to Oregon and California to live.
What is the Oregon Trail?
Native Americans whose lifestyle included moving around a lot.
What is Nomadic?
What is gold and silver.
Thomas Jefferson sent these explorers to describe plants and animals, observe the native people, and report on the land, climate, and river.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
These explorers' reports delayed the settlement of Kansas for many years.
Who are Pike and Long
The city in which both the Santa Fe and the Oregon Trail began.
What is Independence, MO?
Native American tribes lived in permanent houses, stayed in one place, and grew crops.
What is Sedentary?
The legendary city Coronado was looking for.
What is Quivira?
This Native American woman served as a guide and translator for Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
This forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
After the discovery of this in California, people rushed there.
What is gold?
A first-hand written account of an event.
What is a primary source?