Expanding West
In 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 acres of land from France. This is known as the...
Louisiana Purchase
In 1830, Congress passed the ________________________________ stating that Native Americans had to leave their homes and move west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
In 1863, when people wanted to travel from the east coast to the west coast quicker than by wagon, they would soon be able to ride the ...
Transcontinental Railroad
Pony Express
He was the first President of the United States.
George Washington
The President of the United States who purchased the land from France was...
Thomas Jefferson
This Native American Tribe created a government, wrote a constitution, and had a two-house legislature. They declared they were a sovereign nation and could not be forced off the land.
The Cherokees
A trail stretching from Independence, Missouri to the Oregon City, Oregon that travelers used in search of religious freedom, new land, or gold.
The Oregon Trail
The first gold nugget was found in...
Sacramento Valley, California
This is known as the framework for the federal government of the United States.
The U.S. Constitution
French leader Napoleon Bonaparte needed more money to pay for the war he was fighting in Europe. Because of this, he sold the land for...
$15 million dollars
After the Indian Removal Act was passed, leaders in Georgia said that their state laws applied to the Cherokees who lived there. The Cherokee responded by taking legal action. Cherokee chief filed a case with the __________________________________.
Supreme Court
This courageous Native American accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Sacagawea
He was the first to discover a gold nugget on Sutter's Mill while he was building a sawmill.
James Marshall
These are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution that guarantee basic rights for all citizens.
The Bill of Rights
Soon after the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson finalized plans for an expedition to explore the new lands. He asked... ___________ and ______________ to explore.
*Requires full names or no points given!*
Meriwhether Lewis and William Clark
Although, the Supreme Court decided in favor of the Cherokees, President _______________ ignored the decision.
Jackson
Many people in the United States believed it was the country's destiny to expand westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This belief became known as the...
Manifest Destiny
When 90,000 people rushed to California in search of gold, they became known as...
the 49er's
The president has the power to __________, or refuse to sign a law.
veto
The expedition began in ...
St. Louis, Missouri
Throughout the 1800s, many Native Americans were forced to move west. The land that they were forced to relocate on was known as __________________.
Reservations
Sacagawea was part of the __________ tribe.
Shoshone
The Pony Express ran from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento Valley, California. It had _________ stops along the 1,900 mile route.
184
Judicial, Legislative, Executive