People
Land/Territories
Gold Rush
War
Manifest Destiny
100
What purchase did Thomas Jefferson make from the French?
The Louisiana Purchase
100
What was the land in between the U.S. and Mexico called
Disputed Territory
100
What is the name of the gold pieces found in the gold rush?
Gold nuggets
100
What were the two sides of the majority of the Battles in westward expansion?
Mexico and America
100
What river did the Americans want as the U.S. and Mexico Border?
The Rio Grande or the Rio del Norte
200
What country was Napoleon from?
France
200
What territory was annexed in 1845?
Texas
200
What year is famous for the bulk of the gold rush happening?
1849
200
What country appointed war?
America
200
Who enforced manifest destiny?
God
300
What is the name of the Indian that explored with Lewis and Clark?
Sacajawea
300
What body of water was where manifest Destiny stated as the western boundary of exploration?
The Pacific Ocean
300
What is the main trail that was used in the gold rush?
The California Trail
300
What years did the Mexican war take place?
1846-1848
300
What were the westward travelers called?
Pioneers
400
What group of people was forced to cannibalism?
The Donner Party
400
In what state did America decide to go to war?
Massachusetts
400
What foreign country joined in on the gold rush?
China
400
Which side shot the first shot in the Mexican war?
Mexico
400
What kind of journey was Manifest destiny?
Economic Adventure
500
Who appointed war with Mexico?
James polk
500
About how much land did Mexico lose by the end of the Mexican Cession?
Half of their country
500
How did people get gold during the gold rush?
Panning for gold
500
Which general threatened Mexico in the disputed territory?
Zachary Taylor
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