Louisiana Purchase
The president that purchased the land.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These were the two individuals that helped explore the newly acquired Louisiana territory.
Who were Lewis & Clark?
Fertile Land was the main reason for this TRAIL to occur.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This was a service that carried messages across a 2,000-mile long route.
What is the Pony Express?
This was the major port city at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
The land was purchased from this country.
What is France?
This group of people worked on the Union Pacific crossing the Great Plains
Define Manifest Destiny.
What is the belief that the United States had the right to expand throughout the North American continent "from sea to shinning sea"?
Choose the 3 effects of the transcontinental railroad:
A. More raw materials shipped to the East
B. More land for the open range
C. Faster transportation between regions
D. More expensive shipping rates
E. Increased public ownership of land
F. More manufactured goods shipped to the West
What is...
A. More raw materials shipped to the East
C. Faster transportation between regions
F. More manufactured goods shipped to the West?
Define a Boomtown.
What is a town that would pop up for the resource there, but would quickly disappear after no more resource available?
This group of people worked on the Central Pacific.
Who are the Chinese?
Religious Freedom was the primary reason fro this TRAIL to occur.
What is the Mormon Trail?
This group was formed to support government ownership of telegraphs, telephones, and railroads.
What is the Populist Party?
These are the four time zones in the standard time system as established by railroad companies.
What are:
1. Pacific
2. Mountain
3. Central and
4. Eastern?
This was the last major incident between the U.S. Army and Native Americans on the Great Plains.
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
Trade was the main reason for this TRAIL to occur.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
This was a primary reason why the Cattle Kingdom was important for the growth of the United States.
What is because it was an important food supply for the growing population in the East?
This was the group that supported backing paper currency with silver.
What is the Free Silver Movement?
This would be a significant reason to why the Louisiana Purchase was so important to the growth of the US
What is because it roughly doubled the size of the country?
This was one way to how the U.S. government would "Americanize" Natives (assimilate them).
What is by breaking up their reservation lands and selling individual farm plots?
This was the leader who formed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church).
Who is Joseph Smith?
This law helped to promote western settlement.
What is the Homestead Act?
This group pushed for federal regulation of railroad rates.
What is the National Grange?