Moving West
What is manifest destiny?
The belief that the United States was meant to settle all the land between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (“From sea to shining sea”).
What year marked the start of the California Gold Rush?
1849
What started the Mexican-American War?
Border dispute over Texas borders.
What former Mexican territory asked the U.S. to annex it in 1845, making it the 28th state?
Texas
What did John Adams name his dog?
Satan
What were some reasons Americans would move west?
Land, Gold, Religious Freedom, New Opportunities
What were people who rushed for gold called?
49s
Who won the Mexican-American War?
The United States
What was it called when thousands of Native Americans died of disease, cold, and hunger in a forced march west.
The Trail of Tears
What is the capital of New York State?
Albany
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
What was the name of the trail leading to California?
The Oregon Trail
What did the U.S. gain from winning the war?
California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
What was a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Machines replaced many handcrafted goods and improved transportation using trains.
What was Mr. Vanderwater's dog's name?
Bazinga
What was the name of the party who got stuck in the mountains and resorted to cannibalism to survive?
The Donner Party
What was the name for towns that were built up quickly because gold was found but abandoned just as quick? (Give the name of both)
Boomtowns and Ghost Towns
What was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was a negative effect of Westward Expansion?
Native Americans forced off their land
Which hockey team won the Stanley Cup last year?
What was a daily chore on the trail?
Cooking over fires
Where was gold first discovered in California?
What percentage of land did Mexico cede (give-up) from losing the Mexican-American War?
Roughly 55%
What was the name of the type of wagon most pioneers used on the Oregon Trail?
Conestoga Wagon
What was unique about Andrew Jackson's pet parrot?
It had a foul mouth and had to be removed from his funeral for swearing too much.