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What year did the US annexed Texas, making it the 28th state in the Union?
1845
How long was the Oregon Trail?
What was the name of the group of people that Lewis and Clark lead?
The Corps of Discovery
Which president came up with Manifest Destiny?
President Jefferson
What was 1 conflict that the pioneers had?
Disputes with the Native American tribes
What was the Homestead Act?
The government offered the pioneers free land as long as they agreed to stay and farm it for at least 5 years
Why did the pioneers take the Oregon Trail to go the Oregon?
The Homestead Act
Was there a dog in the group?
Yes
Why did pioneers start expanding west?
Manifest Destiny
Why did the pioneers and the Native people have conflicts?
Because as the pioneers were expanding westward, they were invading and pushing the native people out of their land.
The Erie Canal connected the great lakes to what river?
The Hudson River
How long did the journey on the Oregon Trail take?
6 months
How many people were in the group?
31
What was Manifest Destiny?
The idea that they were destened to expand west
What was the main cause of death on the Oregon Trail?
Disease
What were the men that migrated to Cakifornia during the California Gold Rush called?
forty-niners
What was the most important thing that the pioneers brought with them on the Oregon Trail>
Covered wagons
What was the name of the Native American that helped them?
Sacagawea
Did the Mexican Cession play a part in Manifest Destiny being fulfilled?
Yes
What is a second cause of death on the Oregon Trail?
The pioneers would murder each other sometimes
True or false: Boom towns started popping up all over California because of the California Gold Rush.
True
Why were covered wagons the most important thing that the pioneers brought with them on the Trail?
They needed them to carry all of their stuff.
Why was their expedition important?
Many american families followed their lead.
True or False: The US purchased the Lousiana Territory as part of Manifest Destiny.
True
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