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100
Land, religious freedom
Why did people want to go west?
100
Sacajawea
Who helped translate for Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
100
California
Where did the forty-niners go to discover gold?
100
Covered wagon
What did the settlers ride in on the Oregon Trail?
100
Fur
What was valuable in Oregon territory?
200
The roads were bad.
What was the main reason it was hard for people to travel in America in the early 1700s?
200
Sequoya
Who wrote an alphabet for his people with 86 signs?
200
Utah
Where did the Mormons go to escape religious persecution?
200
It could go upstream and downstream.
What is the benefit of the steamboat over other forms of river travel?
200
Andrew Jackson
Which American president ordered the Cherokee people out to Indian territory?
300
more than 80,000 people
How many people went looking for gold in California?
300
Tecumseh
Who tried to convince Indian tribes to unite?
300
Texas
Which state couldn't be admitted into the United States because it allowed slavery?
300
It helped the economy.
What did the Erie Canal do for New York?
300
To become loyal Mexican citizens
What did the Mexican government ask the Americans moving to Texas to do?
400
The Pacific Ocean, the Continental Divide, and the Rocky Mountains
What did Lewis and Clark see on their expedition?
400
Sam Houston
Who defeated the Mexican army?
400
New Mexico and California
Which two states did President Polk want to add to the United States with the Mexican war?
400
The tracks didn't freeze in the winter, they could travel over mountains, and they could go faster.
What advantages did train travel have over canals?
400
The brave Texans fought to the death.
What do we remember about the Battle of the Alamo?
500
He cleared a path through the Appalachian mountains.
What did Daniel Boone do to make westward travel easier?
500
Henry David Thoreau
Who believed in civil disobedience and refused to pay his taxes?
500
Oregon
Which state did the United States and Britain compromise on?
500
turnpike
What is the name of the road you had to pay to use?
500
Manifest Destiny
What is the belief that Americans had the right to expand the country from sea to sea?