Lewis & Clark
expedition
expedition
Sacagawea.
Who helped Lewis and Clark during their journey?
A card that allows immigrants to legally live and work in the U.S. forever.
What does a green card do?
Harriet Tubman.
Who helped in the Underground Railroad?
Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, new transportation, cheaper, and trading.
What are the main reasons for Westward expansion?
8,000 miles (estimated).
What is the estimated amount Lewis and Clark traveled?
This is the statue in New York Harbor that welcomes people coming to America.
What is the statue of Liberty?
Many escaping slaves traveled all the way to the neighboring country, Canada, because slavery was completely illegal there.
Where did slaves travel?
1803 doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Westward expansion.
Why did Lewis and Clark travel to the West?
zThis is a reason people move to a new country, like getting a job or safety.
What are better opportunities?
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
United States was meant to spread across North America.
What is manifest destiny?
This river served as a main route westward for much of the expedition.
This is a person who is forced to leave their home because of danger or war.
What is a refugee?
The war between the North and South that helped end slavery was called this.
What is the American Civil War?
160 acres of land for settlers who had to work for at least 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
Large mountain range that stretches across North America that Lewis and Clark had to cross.
What are the Rocky mountains?
This law limited imagination based on nationality before being changed in 1965.
What is the Imagination Act of 1924?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th amendment?
People rushed to California after gold was found.
What is the Gold Rush?