Vocabulary
Lousiana Purchase
War of 1812
Oregan Trail and Homestead act
Transcontinental Railroad, Native Americans
100
The belief that it was right and inevitable for the United States to expand west
Manifest Destiny
100
The US bought the Lousiana Territory from what country
France in 1803
100
Which country did the United States fight during the War of 1812
Great Britain
100
Name one geographical challenge on the Oregon Trail
Mountains
Deserts
Rivers
100
What were some of the challenges in teh building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Mountains/Desserts
Harsh weather
Labor disputes
Conflict with Native American Tribes
Long distances
200
Add/claim territory, with our without original owner’s permission
Annexation
200
How much larger was the US after the Lousiana Purchase
Doubled
830,000 square miles
200
Which was a cause of the war of 1812?
GB provided weapons to Native Americans to attack settlers
GB impressing soldiers (kidnapping them and forcing them to serve with the British military
GB preventing trade between the US and France
200
Name one biological challenge on the Oregon Trail
Cholera
Small Pox
Flu
Measles
Mumps
TB
200
True or False: Travel west became safer and faster using the transcontinental Railroad
True
300
Formal giving up of rights, property or territory
Cession
300
What President Authorized the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thomas Jefferson
300
What song was written during the War of 1812
Star Spangled Banner
300
How long did the journey west take on the Oregon Trail
2,000 miles 4-6 months
300
Mexican Cession
400
Small pieces of land on which Native Americans were supposed to live
Reservation
400
In what ways did Native American help Lewis and Clark during the expedition
Providing Food
Guides
Sharing knowledge
Offering horses for transportation
Interpreting languages
Facilitating peaceful interactions with other tribes
400
In what year was the war of 1812?
1812-1815
400
You could claim 160 acres of free land if you met the following criteria
US Citizen
Improved/Farmed the land
Built a house
400
Leader of the Lez Perce Tribe
Chief Joseph
500
Law passed in 1830 and signed by president Andrew Jackson that forced the Cherokee Tribe to land reserved West of the Mississippi
Indian Removal Act
500
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Establish trade
Befriend American Indians
Water passages
500
Who won the War of 1812?
The US signed a peace treaty with Great Britain
500
Louisiana Purchase
500
The leader of the Sauk and Fox tribes fought the US (and lost) after their reservation lands proved to be bad for farming.
Black Hawk War