Manifest Destiny 1
What was the 2,000-mile trail that stretched from Missouri to Oregon?
town that grew in location quick
boom town
location of cattle ranches
Southwest US
twisted wire used to make fence lines
barbed wire
Purchased from French in 1803
Louisiana Territory
helped build transportation to the west
railroad workers
abandoned town
ghost town
forced march of Cherokee from east coast to midwest
Trail of Tears
Act passed 1862 to help create farms
Homestead Act
$70.00
cost per acre of Louisiana Purchase
found farms in midwest
homesteaders
people who made large profits in boom towns
merchants
incident in 1890 where US army kills 150 men women and children
Massacre at Wounded Knee
event where you could go claim land
land grab
What term means the United States was destined by God to expand West?
Manifest Destiny
found ranches in southern midwest
cattle ranchers
locations where towns formed around railroads
train stations or stop locations
Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876 called
Custer Last Stand
Act passed 1830 to move Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
What did early settlers on the Oregon Trail travel in?
Wagon Trains
Name given to people who came to California in search of gold
49rs
immigrant's from west who built railroads
Chinese
area government set up for Native Americans
reservations
path used to take cattle to market
Chisholm Trail
Name one thing that could cause a person problems as they travelled the Oregon Trail.
Disease, weather, floods, river crossing, Native attacks, robbery, fire, animals...