Who did traders trade with on the Old Spanish Trail
Who are Native Americans
100
Name 2 technological advances that improved transportation in the U.S.
What is the steamboat, the Erie Canal, the railroads, etc...
200
A human-made waterway
What is a canal
200
The two groups of people that worked as miners in California and faced discrimination
Who are the Chinese and the Mexicans
200
Name a factor that attracted settlers to the Oregon Country
What is married couples could claim 640 acres of free land
200
Why was the invention of the mechanical reaper important
What is it cut grain much faster than the scythe
200
How did the Gold Rush lead to California becoming a state
What is it raised the population to a level that allowed them to apply to become a state
300
Unfair treatment
What is discrimination
300
The reason entrepreneurs were able to earn such good profits during the Gold Rush
What is they provided what the miners needed. Scarce supplies but high demand
300
What important event involving the Texas Territory happened in 1845
What is it was annexed by the U.S.
300
What process involves gathering rock from streams into flat plans, allowing heavy, gold particles to drop to the bottom
What is "panning"
300
Give 2 obstacles that Americans faced when trying to achieve their "manifest destiny"
What is the war with Mexico, crossing the mountains, coming across unknown animals, Native Americans, etc...
400
Making many goods at the same time by using interchangeable parts
What is mass production
400
The leader of the Mormon Church that led thousand of people from the East to The west (Salt Lake City)
Who is Brigham Young
400
How did slavery influence Americans settling in Texas
What is Mexicans had banned slavery, so when Americans brought theirs with them it caused tension between the Americans and the Mexican government
400
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo fulfilled which American concept
What is manifest destiny
400
Explain how the Chinese contributed to the Gold Rush
What is they worked as miners, and stayed in California after the rush. They faced discrimination and were unfairly taxed
500
The idea that the U.S. had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean
What is manifest destiny
500
The man who brought the idea of spinning machines from England to the Northeast
Who is Samuel Slater
500
Name the sequence that led to Texas becoming a state (4 steps)
What is Americans settled in Texas, became unhappy with the government, Texans defeated the Mexicans in war and became independent, the U.S. annexed Texas
500
Name the following 3 inventions:
A. a waterway that made it faster to move goods from the Ohio River Valley to the East
B. a way that made boats able to travel against the river's currents
C. a new means of transportation that made it possible to build routes anywhere
What is the Erie Canal, the steamboat, and railroads
500
Give an example of both:
A. a settler that moved west because of attractive opportunities
B. a settler that moved west because of troubles they faced in the East
What is
A. the California gold miners
B. the Mormons