Vocab
What is a pioneer?
One of the first of a group of people to enter or settle a region
*think of the native americans when they first settled in north america
What did Thomas Jefferson want to do with other countries?
Trade with them!
Who was Thomas Jefferson? (in relation to the government)
the THIRD president of the United States
What kind of information did Louis & Clark want to gather about the West?
landforms, plants, animals, and climate of the West
What was the Oregon Trail?
A route the PIONEERS took when they started to move westward
What is the frontier?
The edge of a country or settled region
How did Thomas Jefferson plan to trade with other countries?
He wanted to use the French Port in New Orleans to bring stuff in and send stuff out (trade)
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Whose cultures did Louis & Clark want to study?
Western Native Americans
What were the pioneers searching for out west?
Farm land
Religious freedom
GOLD!
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States should spread across the entire North American continent.
From the Atlantic Ocean (east) to the Pacific Ocean (west)
What did Napoleon Bonaparte need?
Money!!! (to fight a war with Britain)
Who were Louis and Clark?
Two explorers Thomas Jefferson hired to explore the west
All the way from the Appalachian Mountains to the Pacific Coast (basically east coast to west coast)
What did Louis & Clark hope to find?
a water route to the Pacific Ocean
How did most people travel?
By wagon train!
What is a wagon train?
Line of covered wagons that moved together
Pulled by horses, mules (donkeys), or oxen
What did Thomas Jefferson buy for the U.S.?
***Louisiana Purchase!
almost a million square miles of land for 15 million dollars!
Who was Sacagawea?
- Shoshono Native American
- INTERPRETER for the trip
- helped Louis & Clark learn about plants and animals, and trade with the native americans
Was it an easy journey for the pioneers to the western areas?
NO!
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the US?
Doubled it
What were some hardships of the Oregon Trail?
- Little food & water