Growth of the US
This territory was bought by Thomas Jefferson from the French
What is the Louisiana Territory
49ers usually took this trail to search for Gold in California.
What is the California Trail
With the help of Sacagawea these men were able to explore much of the Louisiana Purchase
Who is Lewis and Clark
In 1830, this law was signed into effect and it removed many native American tribes from their own lands and West into Oklahoma
What is the Indian Removal Act
The Oregon Trail followed one of these three rivers.
What is the Mississippi, Missouri and Yellowstone?
This land was gained after a treaty with the Spanish in 1819, it was the main battleground in the Seminole Wars (2x)
What is Florida
Despite leading to such a prized territory, this trail was filled with much danger as simulated in the hit 1990 video game.
What is the Oregon Trail
With his invention of the telegraph, communication was made much easier.
Who is Samuel Morse
On this year the US signed into action two laws that gave free land to citizens and gave funding to build a transcontinental railroad
What is 1862
This country controlled Texas before it gained independence in 1836.
What is Mexico?
This territory is home to lush, fertile lands. It was highly sought after in one of our favorite Games.
What is Oregon
This trail was the first to be established, it spans from Missouri to New Mexico
What is the Santa Fe Trail
This man supported the Indian Removal Act
Who is Andrew Jackson
In 1848, Many people began to make their way to California to strike it rich from Gold mining.
What is the California Gold Rush
The annexation of Texas increased tensions between the North and South over this controversial issue.
What is slavery?
This territory was gained after the Mexican-American War, it hosted the Battle of the Alamo
What is Texas
This trail was used to seek religious freedom by Brigham Young
What is the Morman Trail
This man is known as the greatest frontiersman in American History
Who is Daniel Boone
Before the telegraph's invention in 1861, Riders rode horses throughout the West in order to deliver mail, it had a fun name. (2x)
What is the Pony Express
This disease killed thousands of pioneers on the Oregon Trail and was spread mostly through contaminated water.
What is cholera?
In 1854, the US bought this small piece of land from Mexico.
This march was a forced removal of Native Americans from their lands. It led to much hardships for tribes like the Cherokee
What is the Trail of Tears
Fought the US for their land in Florida
Who is the Seminole
In 1819 a vicious war between the US and an Indigenous tribe sparked over the lands of Florida
What is the Seminole Wars
This invention revolutionized cross-country communication in 1861, replacing the Pony Express and allowing messages to travel in minutes instead of days.
What is the telegraph?