America Coast to Coast
What most trails were named after.
This belief justified American claims on land out west.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This president allowed Texas to become a state.
Who is James Polk?
The gold was discovered in this state.
What is California?
A system of ditches that made boat travel easier between rivers.
What are canals?
3 dangers pioneers faced.
What were...
disease
lack of water
animals
weather
Native American attacks... others
The government did this to encourage people to move out west.
What is sold large plots of inexpensive land?
This action by settlers led to the unrest in Texas.
What is refusing to follow the laws of Mexico?
What is a gold seeker/
arriving in California/ out West
around 1849?
These businesses produced many products at a time, like textiles and gears.
What are factories?
These people made the most profit from the gold rush.
Who are the merchants?
These 3 groups headed west. (Any 3)
farmers, pioneers, railroad workers, miners, Wells Fargo, immigrants, cowboys, freed slaves
The US acceptance of Texas as a state led to this action by Mexico.
What is declaring war?
This is the year California became a state.
What is 1850?
These parts are mass produced and can easily replace each other.
What are interchangeable parts?
This railroad connected the East coast with the West coast.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This group faced removal from their land and fencing on their hunting area.
Who are the Native Americans?
This man found gold in California, starting the gold rush.
Who is James Marshall?
This machine removed seeds from cotton, making it faster to clean.
What is the cotton gin?
The city where most wagon trains left from.
What is St. Louis?
This license gives someone exclusive rights to an invention.
What is a patent?