Important People
A man who bought land from France for the United States, and who sent Louis and Clark to explore the new land.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
1803
When did the Louisiana Purchase happen?
The Battle of the Alamo
What happened in San Antonio, Texas?
Explorers who explored the western part of America, with 40 other men, for a year and a half. They also made a map of everything they explored.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
1841-1869
When did people use the Oregon Trail?
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho.
What states did the Oregon Trail run through?
Who is Sacagawea?
1863-1869
When did they build the Transcontinental Railroad?
In California two men started it.
Where was the gold rush started?
European workers and Chinese slaves who worked in the sun, rain, ice and snow to build a railroad blasting through mountains.
Who are Rail Workers?
1804
When did the Lewis and Clark Expedition begin?
They reached the end of their expedition when they hit the Pacific Ocean.
Two men who found gold in California and tried to keep it a secret.
Who started the Gold Rush?
1836
When did the battle of the Alamo happen?
The two lines would meet in the middle of Utah
Where did the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad meet?