Civil War
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
immigrant
What was the expedition called that was led by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark Expedition
What is the movement of people from one place to another?
Migration
Who fought during the Civil War?
The northern states fought against the southern states
This was an immigrant receiving station that opened in 1892, where immigrants were given a medical examination and only allowed in if they were healthy.
Ellis Island
Who was the Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
Why was life in the North better for African Americans?
They found better jobs
What happened as a result of the Civil War?
Enslaved African Americans gained their freedom
Where is the Statue of Liberty? This is the first statue an immigrant may have seen when entering America for the first time.
New York Harbor
Who was the American pioneer who played a big part in the exploration and settlement of Kentucky? He is also known as the Pathfinder.
Daniel Boone
What was a railroad that stretched across the continent?
The transcontinental railroad
What is known as the far edge of a country where a group of people is just beginning to settle?
Frontier
What was the movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs?
What is one of the first of a group of people to settle in an area new to them?
A pioneer
What is 100 years known as?
A century
The trail from Independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s.
Oregon Trail