Lesson 1
The purchase of Louisiana from France for $15 million, which roughly doubled the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase
Towns that serviced new mines and emptied when the mines closed
Boomtowns
What two animals did the Plains Indians depend on
Buffalo & Horses
A decrease in the money supply and overall lower prices
Deflation
Who is the G.O.A.T of Basketball
Michael Jordan
Fur traders and trappers who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s
Mountain Men
What animal quickly spread throughout Texas
Long Horn
What were three ways Buffalo was used during this time
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Utensils, and Tools
Nickname given to Great Plains farmers because breaking the soil was such hard work
Sodbusters
Who wears #22 on the Milwaukee Brewers
Christian Yelich
The guide who was first to lead settlers beyond the Appalachians; cut a road west
Daniel Boone
A system developed by railroad companies dividing the U.S. into four time zones
Standard Time
Religious movement predicting a paradise for Native Americans
Ghost Dance
A social and educational organization for farmers
National Grange
Who is the best NBA team in the Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers
Owner of the American Fur Company Who founded the first important settlement in Oregon Country in 1811
John Jacob Astor
What is a technique first used in California in 1953 that gradually spread throughout the west
Hydraulic Mining
The last great victory for the Sioux, where they defeated Custer
Battle of The Little Bighorn
Democratic candidate for president in the 1888 election
William Jennings Bryan
Juan Soto got traded to which MLB team in 2024
New York Mets
Led an expadition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and wrote a report of his journey that became a guide for future travelers to the west
John C. Fremont
A popular route for cattle drives from San Antonio to Abilene, Kansas
Chisholm Trail
Paiute against the government's treatment of Native Americans
Sarah Winnemucca
A Great Plains pioneer-reformer
Annie Bidwell
What Brewers pitcher signed to the Orials in 2024
Corbin Burnes