Culture
The rush caused by what material made many Americans “rush” to the west.
Gold
This is where the settlers went to use the bathroom.
Outhouse
What was the primary conflict of the early-mid 1800s which separated the Northern and Southern states politically, economically, and culturally?
Slavery/civil war
The religious/political reason why many people left other places for the US.
Persecution
The reason many Asians moved to California during the 1800s
California gold rush
What trail was used by the majority of Americans to go westward?
Oregon trail
The animal that many settlers used on their farm to pull plows
Oxen
What was the name of the purchase that Thomas Jefferson made in 1803 to acquire more land in the West?
Louisiana Purchase
This caused many Germans to leave Germany because of low wages.
Economic crisis
These were the ideals that made many people move to the U.S.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What was the name of the belief that America has to stretch coast to coast through westward expansion?
Manifest destiny
Settlers would get up at this time to start working on the farm.
Sunrise
What was the name of the 1820 compromise that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state?
Missouri Compromise
The reason why many people left Ireland in the mid-1800s to come to America.
Irish/Potato famine
What act gave free/cheap land to settlers that moved to the west and started a farm.
Homestead Act
What act made many Americans want to go west to buy new cheap land
Homestead act
The type of house settlers lived in if they didn’t have much money.
Sod house
Which US president implemented the “Trail of Tears” which forcibly removed Native Americans from their homes in the southeast?
Andrew Jackson
This caused instability which made many Chinese people leave China for the US during the 1800s
Opium War
This is why many US citizens moved west after many new business opportunities were discovered in the west.
Opportunity for wealth
The discovery of what new plant type adapted to survive in the plains made the plains a much more intriguing place to live.
Discovery of new wheat grains
Children did this every day because there was no running water.
Gather water
What was the name of the 1848 agreement between the US and Mexico which ended the Mexican-American war and added 500,000 sq. miles of American territory?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What percent of the Irish population immigrated to America during the Irish potato famine?
50-75%
Why did the Mormons decide to move west?
Religious freedom