US HIST FINAL

Westward Expansion

100

What was the primary goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Finding a direct water route to the West Coast

200

This is a challenge that Lewis and Clark faced on their expedition:

Bears, Mosquitos, Difficult Terrain

300

This is the idea that America had the God given right to expand West

Manifest Destiny

400

This is the route that pioneers took during Westward expansion

Oregon Trail

500

This caused hundreds of thousands of immigrants to come to the U.S.

Gold Rush 

Industrialization

100

These were effects of industrialization in the North

Population growth, urban society, job opportunity 

200

The Southern economy relied on this:

Slavery

300

What was the movement in which machines changed peoples way of life and methods of manufacturing 

Industrial Revolution 

400

These were effects that Manifest Destiny had on America

Native American relocation, economic growth, societal changes, doubling the size of the US

500

These are the years gold was discovered and the peak of the gold rush began

1848;1852

Mexican-American War

100

This man was the President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.

James K Polk

200

This was a tension between the U.S. and Mexico 

Border disputes, Support of Texas Annexation, California wanting to join the U.S.

300

This battle ended the Texas Revolution

San Jacinto 

400

This impacted the issue of slavery after the Mexican American War

The U.S. doubled in size 

500

This is the year that Mexico declared independence 

1836

Antebellum

100

This means before the war

Antebellum

200

This invention changed cotton farming in the South; who invented it?

Cotton Gin, Eli Whitney 

300

Why was slavery important to the South

They believed they needed it to boost their agricultural economy 

400

How did the tensions of the Antebellum Period eventually lead to the Civil War?

It led to a constant debate over the need for slavery in the US

500

This was the economic difference between the North and South 

Industry vs Agriculture

TRUE/FALSE

100

T/F Mexico won the Mexican-American War

FALSE

200

 T/F The North’s population was exploding due to the Industrial Revolution

TRUE

300

T/F More people were leaving farm life behind to open factories or build railroads

TRUE

400

T/F Southern states had double the amount of railroad than Northern states

FALSE

500

These were the first group of miners that came to California during the Gold Rush

49-ers