Major Trails
Important Figures
Land Acquisition
Manifest Destiny
Gold Rush
100

what did they use for fuel?

 dry buffalo dung

100

who is Adolf Hitler?

A German Politician

100
what was the important land acquisition?


Louisiana purchase

100

why did Americans move into Texas?

the climate offered good opportunities 

100

when was gold discovered in California ?

January 24, 1848

200

where did the pioneers gets water from?

 Nearby streams & rivers

200

what did Abraham Lincoln do?

Issued  The Emancipation Proclamation

200

what is land acquisition?

buying or taking ownership

200

define manifest destiny?

 the 19th century doctrine

200

who discovered gold in California ?

James W. Marshall

300

what kind of rock is it?

Independence rock

300

who is James K. Polk ?

The 11th President of the united stated

300

what was land acquisition?

 Louisiana purchase, British cession,& Florida purchase

300

why did the United States go to war with Mexico?

a disputed boundary between the U.S & Texas

300

where were many of the first miners from?

Oregon , the Hawaiian island, Chile, Peru, & Mexico 

400

how long do you think it took the wagons to wear these ruts into the rocks?

4 to 6 months

400

What Did George Washington do ?

Led The Continental Army 

400

what is the treaty tordesillas 1494?

an agreement between the king & queen

400

what were the political consequence of the Mexican war?

The Mexican Cession

400

what kicked off the gold rush?

James Marshall  spotted some pea-sized bits of gold

500

what was life like for the travelers who camped there with their wagon?

Unpredictable weather patterns

500

whines Thomas Jefferson?

 A Founding Father

500

what is the alaskan purchase 1867?

the Russian empire  getting a sum of 7.2 million by the United States

500

how the manifest destiny used to justify westward expansion?

the divine right to expand westward

500

what problem the gold rush faced?

winning was the hardest labor