Where?
Pioneers traveled from East to _________across North America.
West
Farms
The U.S. government wanted people to build in the West because _____________
So the U.S.A. could claim all of North America.
Pioneers were planning to build farms in the West, so they had to bring __________.
Tools, supplies, or equipment
About how many U.S. settlers moved to the West in this era?
About 300,000
One area the pioneers went is the land bought from France, called the __________ ___________
Louisiana Purchase
One reason to leave the East was that the _________ land was getting crowded.
Farm
The U.S. government made ads telling people the land was f____!
Free!
Almost all pioneers hauled their familly and supplies in a _________.
Wagon
What government claimed to own the land, after so many settlers went to the West?
the U.S. government
The Pioneers traveled to the West Coast, which are now these three states:
Oregon, California, Washington
One reason to move West was to get away from ____ ism and ____ ism.
Racism, sexism
The name of the law that gave "free land" in the West was:
The Homestead Act
The Oregon Trail was about _______ miles long.
2,000
What two governments were pushed out of the West when the U.S. took over?
The pioneers did not settle in the Southwest because of ________ and _________.
Mountains and deserts
One reason to move West was to avoid the ______ _____ being fought 1861-1865.
Civil War
Traveling the Oregon Trail took __________ (amount of time).
4 to 6 months
What three groups/types of people were already living in the West when the settlers arrived?
Native Americans, a few fur traders and missionaries
Most pioneers came from this country:
the United States (U.S.)
Name 3 reasons that some pioneers did not survive the trip.
Accidents, disease, starvation