Lewis and Clark
This woman helped Lewis and Clark by translating languages.
a. Pocahontas
b. Sacagawea
c. Betsy Ross
d. Harriet Tubman
b. Sacagawea
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from this country.
a. Britian
b. Spain
c. France
d. Mexico
c. France
Many people moved west to find this valuable metal:
a. Iron
b. Gold
c. Coal
d. Silver
b. Gold
The Cherokee were forced to walk along this tragic route.
a. Orgeon Trail
b. Trail of Tears
c. Nightmare Road
d. Freedom Path
b. Trail of Tears
A flat grassland found in the middle of the U.S.
a. Territory
b. Prairie
c. Expedition
d. Ore
b. Prairie
Lewis and Clark began their journey in this city along the Missouri River.
a. New Orleans
b. St. Louis
c. Chicago
d. Washington, D.C.
b. St. Louis
This predisent approved the Louisiana Purchase:
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. John Adams
b. Thomas Jefferson
Many settelers followed this famous trail west:
a. Oregon Trail
b. Santa Fe Trail
c. Pony Express
d. Polar Express
a. Oregon Trail
The Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne defeated the U.S. Army at this battle.
a. Wounded Knee
b. Little Bighorn
c. Gettysburg
d. Pine Ridge
b. Little Bighorn
A piece of soil with grass roots used for building homes.
a. Sod
b. Corps
c. Homestead
d. Interpreter
a. Sod
What did Lewis and Clark use to show respect and friendship when they met Native American tribes?
a. Maps
b. Guns
c. Gifts
d. Horses
c. Gifts
The purchase helped the U.S. trade on this river:
Mississippi River
The journey to the West often took how long?
What is the name of the special areas where Native Americans were moved?
Reservations
A motor that uses steam to work
Steam engine
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To explore the land from the Lousiana Purchase.
What year did the Louisiana Purchase happen?
1803
What were people called who moved west to settle new land?
Emigrants
People on reservations have the right to do what?
Govern themselves
A boat powered by a stram engine
steamboat
What did Lewis and Clark teach Americans?
Information about new land and people.
Why did France agree to sale the land?
They needed money for wars
What was the main reason people moved west in the 1800s?
Who was a Native American leader who resisted westward expansion?
Sitting Bull
A journey taken by a group with a purpose.
Expedition