The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was ________ miles long
2000
To move in a direction or grow
Expansion
Founder of the Mormons
Joseph Smith
Had large farms that grew cash crop. Warm climates, and had slaves
Southern Colonies
What was the main attraction that drew new settlers to the Northwest Territory in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
Land was good for growing crops
What do missionaries feel a duty to do?
Bring religious teachings to people
Belief held in the 1800s that Americans had the right and duty to spread across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
Owned the American Fur Company
Brigham Young
The reasons the Pilgrims came to America in the 1620
Religious Freedom
Which of the geographic factors was most important in making the Lewis and Clark expedition possible?
Navigable rivers
Pioneers traveled in covered wagons pulled by
Oxen
A man made waterway to connect two bodies of water in order to allow boats to travel through.
Canal
An explorer who lives in the wilderness
Mountain Men
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonist because it
Limited westward settlement
What territorial addition to the United States occurred in 1845?
Republic of Texas
What was the large movement of pioneers going west across the Oregon Trail called?
The Great Emigration
A set of tracks put down so that trains can run on
Railroad
An explorer of the west who reached the summit of the mountain now known as Pike's Peak
Zebulon Pike
First African American killed in the Revolution
Cripus Attucks
Which of the following was a consequence of the U.S. Mexican War?
Debate over slavery in the territories
Pioneers used ______ to guide their way on the Oregon Trail
Natural and man-made landmarks
Statehood
Aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition
Sacagawea
What are your core Teachers first names?
Lakeisha Jones
Brandon Mims
Pamela Crittendon
Jean Mbok
What led important path led from Independence, MO to New Mexico
Santa Fe Trail