Skittles
Who were the first American pioneers to move West?
What are Cattle Ranchers, Miners, Farmers, and Fur Traders.
What ended the Mexican War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who was the President when the Louisianna Purchase was bought?
Thomas Jefferson
Doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
What was the job of the missionaries?
To teach the Native Americans how to Pray and Praise their religon.
Why did Thomas Jefferson send William Clark and Meriwether Lewis on an expedition?
They were sent to go find a new water way across the continent.
Gave any U.S. citizen 160 acres of free land in the Great Plains.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
a white covered wagon that billowed like a sail of a ship, carried 2,500 pounds of food, shorter, and was light enough for a team of oxen or mules to carry it
What is Prairie Shooner Wagon?
What was life like for the mountain men?
It was rough. They faced starvation, dehydration, burning heat, freezing cold, animal attacks, and unfriendly Native Americans.
Why did the wagons go in a circle at night time?
To keep the livestock in.
How did many people die on the Oregon Trail?
What is diseases and firearm accidents?
What journey involved the Cherokee Indians who lived in Tennesee and moved to Oklahoma?
What is Trail of Tears?
What wagon could carry up to 6,000 pouns of food and needed to be carried by a strong team of horses?
What is Conestoga Wagon?
What journey involved the Navajo Indians that lived in northeastern Arizona an northwestern New Mexico and moved to eastern New Mexico?
The Long Walk
How many miles could a wagon go per day?
15-16
He warned the Native American Nations that if they do not band together their way of life would be destroyed.
What did the Plains Indians use buffalo for?
-Meat for food
-hides for shelter, bedding, and clothing
-bones, horns, and hooves were used to make tools and utensils
What was the simplest method for extracting gold?
panning
What kind of people did Gold rush towns attract?
criminals, gamblers, saloon owners
What were people calle that built their homes out of sod?
Sodbusters
What did Benjamin Singleton do?
Benjamin Singleton decided to lead a large group of slaves to Kansas. He chose Kansas because their were lots of rumors about good stuff for salves. Although those were not true Kansas did offer opurtunities to the newcomers. Also it had lots of land.
How long did it take for wagon trains to journey to the Pacific Northwest along the Oregon Trail?
6 months
Name the dates of the Oregon Trail.
1775-1890
What did poor people that could not afford to purchase a wagon carry their belongings in?
What is wheelbarrow?
Who traveled with Lewis and Clark while carrying a baby on her back while 16 years old?
Sacagawea