Louisiana Purchase
How much did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
Who was the War of 1812 between?
The British, and French
What is scooping up soil and water and shaking it through a screen to look for gold?
Panning
Why did the US want more land?
True or False:US doubled in size during Westward Expansion
True
Sacagewea
Who did the US side with in the War of 1812?
The French
What is someone who explores an area looking for gold and other minerals?
Prospector
Where did the Oregon Trail end?
Oregon City
What was a way designed to deliver mail to people out West?
The Pony Express
What was the main goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi
Who did the Native Americans side with?
The British
How many people traveled to California during 1848-1855?
300,000
What was the most popular trail out West?
The Oregon Trail
This sent Morse code messages to others far away
The telegraph
What Act offered plots of land to settlers who agreed to live on the land for five years?
Homestead Act
Why were Americans heading to Texas?
cheap land
Name 3 hardships for travelers going west:
1. Long journey with few supplies
2. It is tough to cross over the Rockies and Sierra Nevada
3. Bad weather created many problems
Why did the US government force out Native Americans to other areas of the country?
To save the land for white settlers
How did the steam locomotive change life for America?
1. paved the development way for cars
2. created jobs for workers to lay tracks
3. transport people and goods across the country
Where did Lewis and Clark arrive by land?
The Pacific Ocean
What did we first call Texas?
The Republic of Texas
Three effects of the Gold Rush?
2. Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to get rich
3. Prospectors stayed in mining camps to hunt for gold
Name 3 hardships for the Cherokee Nation and other Native Americans on the Trail of Tears
1. Tribes left against their will
2. Thousands were forced from their homeland
3. Almost 3,000 died on the trail
Name 3 reasons why the Erie Canal was built
1. To transport goods and people
2. To develop new cities
3. To connect the Hudson River and Lake Erie