This belief said Americans were meant to expand across the continent, spreading democracy and civilization.
Manifest Destiny
This 1830 law allowed the U.S. government to force Native American tribes to leave their lands and move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act
What happened when a group of Americans living in Hawaii overthrew the Hawaiian government?
What is Hawaii becomes part of the US?
This event in 1849 brought thousands of people to California hoping to strike it rich.
What is the Gold Rush
This was the first cattle trail that stretched from Texas to Kansas, allowing cattle to move from one area to anther.
What is Chisholm Trail
Who qualified for the Homestead Act of 1862?
head of household, eighteen years old, or widow
These were freed slaves that moved west to Texas to work in the cattle industry.
What were the black cowboys?
Who were discriminated against in the when they were done working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Who were Chinese immigrants?
Territories the U.S gained as a result of the Spanish-American War
What is Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines?
How many acres would a person receive from the Homestead Act of 1862?
A person would be given 160 acres from this act passed by the government.
What is a reservation?
Area of land set aside by the government for use only by Native Americans
This began in Omaha, Nebraska and went west. THE NAME OF THE RAILROAD COMPANY.
What is the Union Pacific Railroad?
What event happened at Havana Harbor, Cuba?
What is USS Maine exploded?
This is made of dirt, roots, and grasses
What is a sod house?
This was the event in which Native Americans were forced out of their land and made to travel across the country to a new "Indian Territory".
What is "The Trail of Tears"?
This inventor made it possible to write songs like, "Call Me Maybe".
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
CHALLENGE QUESTION!
The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah on this date.
What is May 10, 1869?
What is one reason reasons the Panama Canal is so important?
What is: *Connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. *Saves money by shortening trade routes. *Helps move troops more efficiently.