Louisiana Purchase
Which president made bought the Louisiana Territory?
What are the "3 G's" ?
God, Glory, and Gold
What was the name of the journey Cherokee Natives were forced to walk from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1830?
Trail of Tears
What was the transcontinental railroad?
Railroad built across the United States to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
What is the capitol of New York State?
Albany
What country did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from?
France
How long did it take for settlers to travel from the East coast to the West Coast before the transcontinental railroad?
6 months
Which act or law was passed to force Native Americans from their land for the United States to take over?
Indian Removal Act
What two companies built the transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific and Union Pacific
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
JD Vance
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
What is the term for the belief that it is the United States' "God given right" to take over the North American continent from the East coast to the West Coast?
Manifest Destiny
Which president enacted the "Indian Removal Act"?
Andrew Jackson
What two Immigrant groups were hired to build the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
What is the largest state (by area) in the United States?
Alaska
What year was the Louisiana Territory Purchased?
1803
What was the name of the conflict that gave the United States the territories of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
Mexican-American War
How many miles did the Cherokee have to walk when removed from their native lands in Georgia and relocated to reservations in Oklahoma?
1,000 miles
What year was the transcontinental railroad completed?
1869
Which team won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Florida Gators
How much bigger did the United States get after the Louisiana Purchase?
It doubled in size
In what town was gold first discovered, causing the 1848 Gold Rush?
Sutter's Mill, California
What was found in the Cherokee territory that influenced the passing of the "Indian Removal Act"?
Gold
The Central Pacific had to build through which giant mountain range in the West?
Sierra Nevada mountains
In what district is the United States Capitol, Washington D.C. located?
District of Columbia