The Louisiana Purchase
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Land bought from France that doubled the size of the United States.
Who led the Corps of Discovery?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What does assimilate mean?
To adapt and blend into a different culture.
What was the Santa Fe Trail used for?
A trade route between the United States and Mexico.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.
Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson.
What region did Zebulon Pike explore?
The southern part of the Louisiana Territory, including the Arkansas River.
What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 do?
Forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What does rationed mean?
To divide supplies carefully so they last.
Which president supported Manifest Destiny and westward expansion?
James K. Polk.
What was one goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To find a water route to the Pacific and map the new territory.
Who called the Great Plains the “Great American Desert”?
Stephen H. Long.
What was the Potawatomi Trail of Death?
The forced removal of the Potawatomi tribe from Indiana to Kansas.
What was the Last Chance Store in Council Grove, Kansas?
The final stop for travelers to buy supplies before heading west.
What does commerce mean?
The exchange and trade of goods.
What does abundant mean, as used to describe the land Lewis and Clark explored?
Plentiful and rich in resources.
Why did early explorers think the Great Plains were a “desert”?
The land was dry with few trees and little water.
What were reservations?
Areas of land set aside for Native American tribes.
What was the Oregon-California Trail?
A route settlers used to move west during the 1840s and 1850s.
What were frontier forts built for?
To protect settlers and travelers moving west.
It opened new land for settlement and exploration, doubling the nation’s size.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important for the United States?
What did Spain do in response to American exploration?
Spain sent patrols to watch and sometimes stop U.S. explorers.
What was the goal of mission schools?
To teach Native American children European-American customs and language.
What dangers did travelers face on westward trails?
Disease, harsh weather, and limited food and water.
Who were squatters during westward expansion?
Settlers who took land without legal ownership.