Vocabulary
What does the word fauna mean?
Animal life
Who was the female guide that helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
Sacajawea
What led settlers to move to Oregon in the 1880s?
Fertile land, rainfall, mild climate
Which of the following was NOT a challenge on the Oregon Trail?
Drowning in the Atlantic Ocean
Which group of people was forced to assimilate to American culture?
Native Americans
What does the word flora mean?
Plant life
When the Louisiana Territory became part of the U.S., President Jefferson wanted what?
(plants, Native Americans, water route)
What are the economic and geographic reasons settlers wanted to move west?
Cheap fertile land and opportunities
List an obstacle settlers faced traveling west.
(mountains, rivers, plains)
How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?
It destroyed the buffalo and their way of life
What was the name of the device used in the Old West to send messages using beeps and noises?
Telegraph
How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help future pioneers?
They brought back maps showing rivers, mountains, and passes
How did belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to westward expansion?
Americans believed it was their God-given right to own land sea to sea
What was the name of the railroad that united East and West during the Old West?
Transcontinental Railroad
Why did settlers believe Manifest Destiny justified their actions?
They believed it was a divine right
The phrase Manifest Destiny refers to what idea?
The U.S. should expand to the Pacific Ocean
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
James K. Polk
During the 1840s, most Americans who moved west of the Mississippi River were searching for what?
Cheap land
What was the name given to towns that appeared overnight when gold or silver was found?
Boom Towns
Why did many settlers move to California in the late 1840s?
To search for gold
What was the name of the legislation that offered Americans free land if they would move west and farm?
Homestead Act
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Jefferson was President?
Louisiana Purchase
When the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France, what happened to America?
It doubled in size
Why were Native Americans kicked off their land?
To give settlers more fertile land to farm
The Manifest Destiny picture gave men hope to head west and find land — true or false?
True