Causes and events that led to Western Expansion

Westward Expansion 1

100

This means to absorb into a different culture

assimilate

200

Under whose presidency was the Indian Removal Act passed? 

Andrew Jackson

300

"From where the sun now sets, I will fight no more forever."

Chief Joseph

400

How much did the US pay for the Louisiana Territory

15 million

500

This Ordinance, passed in 1787 lays out the groundwork for American expansion

   

Northwest Ordinance

Westward Expansion 2

100

1838: The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the East Coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way.

Trail of Tears

200

The authority to govern its own state or territory

sovereignty

300

this policy led to lost culture, language and sense of belonging for Native children.

Boarding Schools

400

Lewis and Clark departed from this city in May of 1804 to explore the Louisianna Territory

St. Louis

500

This is David Thompson's greatest achievement. It was used for 4 decades guiding settlers westward.

Great Map

Westward Expansion 3

100

1830: Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River.

 Indian Removal Act

200

What country did we acquire the Louisiana territory from?

France 

300

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 sent the 5 Civilized Tribes to this present day state

Oklahoma

400

This Indian Tribe massacred 13 people at the Whitman Mission

Cayuse

500

This explorer was born in London in 1770

David Thompson

Westward Expansion 4

100

Sacajawea was born into this tribe. At age 12, she was kidnapped and became part of the Hidatsa Sioux people.

Shoshone

200

1805- Explorers Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Coast. They spend the winter at this fort.

Fort Clatsop

300

The Nez Perce are credited with establishing this horse breed

Appaloosa

400

This French General, who later became the first French Emperor, sold the Louisiana territory to the United States. 

  Napoleon Bonaparte 

500

the United States bought what is now this state from  in 1819

Florida

Westward Expansion 5

100

passed in 1887, this act distributed individual plots of land within the reservations to native people.

 Dawes Act

200

This man sought to bridge the worlds of the Native people and Europeans

David Thompson

300

Name of the only person to die during the Corp of Discovery

Sgt. Charles Floyd

400

These are the 5 Tribes that live in Idaho

 Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock, Shoshone-Piute, Kootenai

500

This series of laws, passed between 1785-1786 was meant to establish boundaries between the Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw people and US territory.

Treaty of Hopewell