Important People
Who made the Louisiana purchase
Thomas Jefferson
Why were horses so important
They were helpful for hunting animals cause they were fast enough to catch up to other animals
What is the trail that led to Oregon
Oregon Trail
Why did people move to California
They moved there for the gold
what is the 1845 belief that Americans were divinely destined to expand across North America?
What 2 people explored the west
Meriwether Lewis And William Clark
Why were the bison so important
The bison are important cause they were the way to livelihood for the native americans
What is a trade route Independence Mo to Santa Fe New Mexico
Santa Fe Trail
The gold rush started on this date
What is January/24/1848
in 1803 this land acquisition from France effectively doubled the size of the United states
what is the Louisiana purchase
Who is John O Sullivan
Person who coined the manifest destiny
What did the oxen do
They were the backbone of the wagons, They pulled the wagons
What is the California Trail
It is a branch of the Oregon trail that led to California
What city gained a lot of people during the gold rush
what is San Francisco,California
The idea that the us was destined to spread across the continent was called this
what is manifest destiny
Who is Sacagawea
The lady who saved the documents and journals with Lewis and clark
Why were beavers needed
They were the reason for exploration, the high demand for beavers were needed for pelts
What is the pony express trail
Postal route that was precursor to the telegraph and telephone lines that followed
what term was used to describe someone who migrated to california in 1849 to find gold?
Who is a forty niner
what journalist coined the topic manifest destiny
John O sullivan
Who is John C. Freemont
An explorer and photographer
What were dogs used for
They were used for companions for the native americans and they were also used for multipurpose for the pioneers
What mountains were in the westward expansion
The Rocky Mountains
what was the original gold discovery site?
sutters mill
This us president is most associated with the idea of manifest destiny
James K polk