Daniel Boone explored unsettled areas to the west of the colonies. Where did he explore with regard to Lewis and Clark's expedition?
What is to the east of where Lewis and Clark explored.
100
Why did people travel all the way to California in the mid-1800s?
What is to search for gold?
100
Which war resulted in a huge territorial gain for the US?
What is the Mexican War?
100
What was the event where Native Americans were forcefully removed and placed on reservations?
What is the Trail of Tears?
100
What led to violence in Kansas?
What is Northerns and Southerns disagreed over the results of the slavery vote.
200
What was the primary goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
What is To explore land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase.
200
Westward expansion was justified by Americans through the idea of....?
What is Manifest Destiny?
200
What land did Jefferson acquire from the French?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
The trail of tears was a direct result of which piece of legislation?
What is the Indian Removal Act?
200
Why did Texas settlers decide to go to war with Mexico for their independence?
What is, it was illegal to oven slaves and to practice any religion other than Catholicism?
300
How was Pike's expedition different from Lewis and Clark's?
What is Pike explored the southern part of the Louisiana purchase?
300
What is the belief of Manifest Destiny?
What is the belief that it was American's responsibility to expand across the continent?
300
Between 1783 and 1853 the size of the US...?
What is more than doubled in size?
300
When the US added the Northwest Territory, Native Americans were....?
What is forced to move to other parts of the country?
300
Why were people outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
What is the court said African Americans had no rights?
400
Which president hired Lewis and Clark?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Settlers expanded west in search of....? (three things)
What is gold, good land, and new ways to make money?
400
How was the Northwest Territory divided?
What is divided into several states over a long period of time?
400
Which president was responsible for the Indian Removal Act?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
400
To preserve the balance of free and slave states, two states came to an agreement on how to divide the Louisiana Purchase Territory. This compromise was called....?
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
500
Who explored the Wilderness Trail?
Who is Daniel Boone?
500
Oregon Fever refers to....?
What is settlers moving west to trap fur and farms in Oregon?
500
What problems did the Missouri Compromise solve?
What is Northern did not want more slave states than free states?
500
Which group of Native Americans fought back against the Indian Removal Act?
Who are the Seminoles?
500
The United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This is an example of the idea of...?