Inventors
produced the steel plow
John Deere
the difficult journey the Cherokee made to Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
When the Native Americans were forced to move, some Native Americans went _____________ and others refused.
peacefully
A group of about two hundred men prepared to fight for the independence of ___________ in an old Spanish mission called the ___________.
Alamo
_______ was discovered in California.
Gold
invented the reaper
Cyrus McCormick
Allowed the US to build a southern railroad from Texas to California
Gadsden Purchase
As Americans moved farther west, some chose to go farther _______.
south
people from all over the country that traveled to California during the Gold Rush
Forty-niners
The movement of the search for gold in California was called the ___________.
The Gold Rush
improved the steam engine
James Watt
Mexico offered to sell land ________ to Americans if they agreed to become citizens of Mexico and abide by its _______.
cheaply
laws
In 1830, Congress passed _______ that forced Native Americans who lived ______ of the Mississippi River to give up their tribal lands and move farther west.
Indian Removal Act
east
abandoned mining towns
ghost town
The __________ __________ was the agreement between Mexico and the United States. The outcome provided the US ___________ ___________.
Mexican Cession
more land
invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
created the US and Canadian border that still exists today
Oregon Treaty
Texas won ______________ from Mexico and became a separate country.
independence
wrote The American Spelling Book and the first American dictionary
Noah Webster
The " _______- ________" caused people from all parts of the country to head to California.
"gold- fever"
Father of the American Factory System
Samuel Slater
2,000 miles that settlers used to travel from Missouri to the Oregon Territory
Oregon Trail
ministered to Native American tribes with the gospel and medical care
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
wrote the McGuffey Readers (stories for children)
William McGuffey
The inventions and improvements had a ______ effect on America's ____________ and ___________.
great effect
industry and economy