Push Towards Westward Expansion
This was the idea that the United States is destined—by God—to expand its borders and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This disease ultimately leads to the collapse of Napoleon’s plan for Haiti and Louisiana.
What is yellow fever?
This is the group that accompanied Lewis and Clark on this expedition.
What is the Corps of Discovery?
This battle was known as “Custer’s Last Stand.”
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Name two causes of the Spanish-American War
*DOUBLE POINTS*
What are Imperialistic Desires, Cuban War of Independence, Yellow Journalism, De Lôme Letter, USS Maine Explosion?
The discovery of what natural resource led to the creation of mining towns in the west?
What is gold?
Fill in the Blank: After the French-Indian War, France gave all of their territory East of the Mississippi River to _____.
What is Britain?
This woman was seen as an unmistakable symbol of peace as they met new native tribes during the expedition.
Who is Sacagewea?
What is Oklahoma?
This event is commonly known as the spark of the Spanish-American War.
What is the USS Maine Explosion?
This policy provided 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee if they agreed to improve the land by building a home and cultivating crops?
What is the Homestead Act?
The Treaty of Paris was created after this war.
What is the French-Indian War/Seven Years War?
Fill in the Blank: President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition in hopes of finding a water route to ____.
What is Asia?
This government policy broke up reservations and gave plots of land to individual families to farm for profit.
What is the Dawes (General Allotment) Act?
Name one of the newspapers that were culprits of yellow journalism and encouraged war fever in Americans.
*DOUBLE POINTS for naming both!*
What is the New York Journal or the New York World?
This religious community moved west in an attempt to flee persecution.
What are Mormons?
In 1801, Florida belonged to this country.
What is Spain?
This man split off from the group and entered Yellowstone during their journey back to Missouri.
Who is John Colter?
These two diseases caused devastating epidemics that wiped out large portions of Native populations
*Must name both to earn points!
What are smallpox and measles?
Fill in the Blank: By the late 1800s, America was highly interested in overseas territory, especially in the ____.
What is the Pacific?
This President was a driving force behind Texas’ annexation in 1845?
Who is James K. Polk?
Fill in the Blank: After hearing about Napoleon’s defeat in the Haitian Revolution, President Jefferson offered to purchase ____.
What is New Orleans?
In what year did the expedition reach the Pacific Ocean?
What is 1805?
Fill in the Blanks: Americans and Europeans believed in _____, while Natives believed in _______. This conflict caused the Dawes Act to be unsuccessful at assimilation.
*Must get BOTH to earn points!
What is individualism & collectivism?
What exiled leader of the Cuban War of Independence created the Cuban Revolutionary Party in New York?
Who is Jose Marti?