Gold Rush
The Gold Rush started in this state
California
This political individual was the cause of the Native Americans relocating out of their homelands
Andrew Jackson
The Oregon Trail ended in this state
Oregon
The War of 1812 was between these two nations
Great Britain and United States
DAILY DOUBLE: This battle introduced Andrew Jackson and happened after the treaty was signed
Battle of New Orleans
This was a Boom Town
A town that grew very quickly because of the Gold Rush
Andrew Jackson created this act that removed Native Americans out of their homes
Indian Removal Act
The Oregon Trail started in this state primarily
Missouri
This is how the War of 1812 started
The United States declared war on Great Britain over trade restrictions and impressment
DAILY DOUBLE: The Indian Removal Act cleared this much acres of land for white settlers and relocated this many Natives
25 million acres of land and 50,000 Native Americans
This was a Ghost Town
A town abandoned after the gold or other resources ran out
The Native Americans traveled this path to be relocated
Trail of Tears
This was a a town where travelers stopped to prepare, resupply, and organize before beginning a long journey west
Jumping Off Place
These people pressured James Madison to enter the War against Great Britain
Warhawks
DAILY DOUBLE: This was built for pioneers to travel faster to Oregon instead of taking the trail
Transcontinental Railroad
James Marshall was...
One of the first people to discover Gold in California?
The Native Americans were relocated to this specific place
Great Plains
This process gave travelers time to rest, eat, and repair equipment during the hottest part of the day
Nooning
Great Britain did this during the War of 1812 that caused mass destruction
Burned Washington, D.C., including the White House
DAILY DOUBLE: These were the four reasons as to why people traveled on the Oregon Trail
More Freedom, Good Farmland, Escape Poverty/Wealth, and Better Health
Sam Brennan was...
A San Francisco entrepreneur who spread the word of the Gold Rush and became wealthy by selling supplies
This vocabulary words means the process where a minority group adopts the dominant culture's values, behaviors, and beliefs?
Cultural Assimilation
This was how crime and law described during the Oregon Trail
There were few formal laws, and wagon trains often created their own rules and punishments
This treaty was signed between Great Britain and the United States on Christmas Eve
Treaty of Ghent
DAILY DOUBLE: This Native Tribe was relocated and took the Trail of Tears
Cherokee