Gold Rush
What nickname were miners given?
What material did pioneers use to build houses? (Especially on the plains)
Sod
List two causes of the Mexican-American War.
Manifest destiny, annexation of Texas, Polk elected, U.S. troops sent to the border
What Shoshone woman helped Louis and Clark?
Sacagawea
France
__________ was the most common method used to find gold.
Panning
What was the most common way to die on the Oregon Trail?
Accidents
List two effects of the Mexican-American War.
Mexican Cession, increased tensions over slavery, loss of rights for Mexican and Native Americans, surge of patriotism in the U.S.
Mountain men usually trapped what kind of animal?
Beaver
What was one transportation option that was invented during the 1800s?
Steamboats, canals, or railroads
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Lucky duck
What was a common disease on the trail?
Cholera
What became a famous war cry for Texas colonists?
Remember the Alamo
What religious group settled in present day Utah?
What were two purposes of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
1. Explore and map Louisiana territory
2. Find a water route to the Pacific
3. Keep detailed record of the land's resources
4. Establish trade with Native Americans
5. Claim the land in the west for the U.S.
Why did business thrive during the Gold Rush?
Demand increased = higher prices
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Lucky duck
What was the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales
What was the official expedition of Louis and Clark called?
Corps of Discovery
List two other trails other than the Oregon Trail.
Santa Fe, Mormon, California
Who was the man who discovered gold at Sutter's Mill?
James Marshall
What town and state did most pioneers start the Oregon Trail?
Independence, Missouri
Why was Texas not immediately added to the United States? What was the problem?
It would have been another slave state
What famous frontier legend might have been at the Battle of the Alamo?
Davie Crockett
What was the name of the purchase that brought the southern tips of Arizona and New Mexico into the United States?
Gadsen Purchase