Louisiana Purchase
The president that purchased the land.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to this person asking him to explore the new land.
Who is Meriwether Lewis?
The people on the Oregon Trail traveled by this.
What is a wagon?
The Louisiana Purchase did what to the size of the United States.
What is double the size?
The name given to the route that Cherokees traveled from their homelands to what is now Oklahoma.
What is Trail of Tears?
The land was purchased from this country
What is France?
Lewis and Clark traveled mainly on this river.
What is the Missouri River?
Name the factors that helped cities grow.
What are railroad, steamboats, canals, and industries?
To adopt aspects of another culture.
What is assimilation?
The amount of money the land was purchased for.
What is 15 million dollars?
Explain the reason for taking the journey.
What is finding a water route (Northwest Passage) to the Pacific Ocean and finding out about animals, plants, land, and Native American cultures?
Name three hardships the people faced while traveling
What is disease, weather, rivers, mountains, accidents, and Native Americans?
This event resulted in approximately 1% of prospectors getting rich.
What is the Gold Rush?
This opened so that goods could be transported by water from the Great Lakes to New York City.
What is Erie Canal?
The year the land was purchased
What is 1803?
This is the fort where they met Sacagewea.
What is Fort Mandan?
1830
What is the year of the Indian Removal Act?
When Great Britain and America went to war over land it was called ___________.
What is the War of 1812?
During the time of the Louisiana Purchase, United States was still having trouble with what country trying to claim part of North America.
What is Great Britian?
The number of months it took them to get to the Pacific Ocean.
What is 18 months?
Explain Manifest Destiny.
What is the belief that America should expand and acquire all the land because God granted them the right?
This word means to acquire land.
This Shawnee Chief wanted to form a Confederation of Native America tribes to defend their land and resist expansion of the USA.
Who is Tecumseh?