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During the 1840's, Canals were still considered the preferred method of shipping, over railroads, because they were:
What is cheaper?
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Thousands of Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Seminoles died on this trail
What is the Trail of Tears
Conflict developed over the acceptance of this state as slave or free and was resolved with this compromise
What is Missouri Compromise
These people drove cattle northward and eastward and gave rise to development of the meat-packing industries
Who are Cowboys
Inventor of the Mechanical Reaper, whew, what a time saver for farming
Who is Cyrus McCormick
This President enforced the Indian Removal Act of 1830 causing the Trail of Tears
Who is Andrew Jackson
This trail was the busiest and most famous avenue of trade from Missouri to New Mexico
What is the Santa Fe Trail
This compromise was developed by Henry Clay and settled arguments between the North and South.
What is the Compromise of 1850
Gold found in California caused a rush of these “minors” in 1849
Who are 49ers
Fifty Four Forty or Fight was a slogan referring to
What is the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain over the Oregon territory
This President acquired the Oregon Territory and Texas.
Who is James K. Polk
This trail connected Missouri with Oregon, enticing easterners to the West
What is the Oregon Trail
This Act settled dispute over the Kansas Territory through the use of Popular sovereignty
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
This Act gave free public land to settlers who lived on and farmed the land.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862
Two-part question:
1.) Founder of the Mormon religion
2.) Led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah after the founder died
Who are:
John Smith and Brigham Young
He was President during the Missouri Compromise
Who is James Monroe
This trail connected Illinois with Utah and was traveled on by a persecuted religious group.
What is the Mormon Trail
What was the name give to the violence between proslavery and anti-slavery settlements in Kansas?
What is Bleeding Kansas
This invention permitted one farmer to do the work of five hired hands.
What is the mechanical reaper
Under Mexican rule, the main appeal Texas held for American settlers was
What is cheap land
This President signed the Compromise of 1850
Who is Millard Fillmore
This was the major cattle-drive route from Texas to Kansas
What is the Chisolm Trail
Conflict resulted from the presidential election that caused the South to think they lost political voice in the national government.
What is the Civil War
Completion of this route in 1869 permitted coast to coast travel in ten days or less, causing western growth
What is the Transcontinental Railroad