Important People
Which president signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing thousands of Native Americans to leave their homes?
(Hint: He is on the $20 bill.)
Andrew Jackson
Which battle is also known as Custer's Last Stand?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Mountains
Physical Barriers
What is the name of the land Thomas Jefferson purchased from France?
(Hint: It doubled the size of our country.)
The Louisiana Purchase
What is the vocabulary term that means "the right to vote?"
(Hint: It isn't suffering...)
Suffrage
Who helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
During which war did the British capture American sailors and force them to work for the British Navy?
The War of 1812
Rivers
Physical Gateways
What is the name of the forced Indian removal to Oklahoma?
(Hint: It was sad.)
The Trail of Tears
What vocabulary word means "someone who wants to end slavery?"
Abolitionist
Who is famous for giving the "Ain't I A Woman" speech?
Sojourner Truth
During which war was the white house burned down?
The War of 1812
Great Plains
Physical Gateway
What is the name of the trail that pioneers used to go out West?
(Hint: There is a video game with the same name.)
The Oregon Trail
Which animal was hunted almost to extinction as settlers moved out west?
(Hint: Native Americans used every part of this animal.)
Which chief commanded the Native American tribes at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Chief Sitting Bull
Complete the battle cry: "Remember the ____________!"
Alamo
Deserts
Physical Barriers
Which movement demanded that women be allowed to vote?
(Hint: Think about the vocabulary word we learned that means the right to vote.)
The Women's Suffrage Movement
What was discovered in California that led to many settlers moving out West?
Gold
Which American Lieutenant lost his life during the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Lieutenant Colonel Custer
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
(Hint: Americans or Mexicans)
The Mexican Army
Cumberland Gap
Physical Gateway
Which movement demanded that slavery be abolished, or ended?
(Hint: Think about the word we learned for someone who wanted slavery to end.)
The abolitionist movement
What were the names of the two men that explored the land bought during the Louisiana Purchase?
(Hint: They travelled with Sacagawea.)
Lewis and Clark