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100
After being stranded in the mountains for months, this group resorted to cannibalism to survive
Who was the Donner Party
100
General Zachary Taylor became famous because of this event
What is The Mexican-American War
100
The widely excepted belief that Americans would expand across the continent
What is Manifest Destiny
100
This mail system was used to deliver mail quickly to the west by horseback
What is the Pony Express
100
The Louisiana Purchase was land bought from this French Emperor by Thomas Jefferson
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte
200
These were the first Americans sent west by Thomas Jefferson attempting to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean
Who is Lewis and Clark
200
A battle was fought at this mission between Texas and Mexico, and involved famous figures such as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
What is The Alamo
200
This invention made river transportation much easier
What is the Steamboat
200
This line split the United States in half, the south being slave states, the north being free states
What is the Mason-Dixon Line
200
This was the purchase of a small piece of land from Mexico in order to build part of a railroad system
What is the Gadsden Purchase
300
This president was responsible for the "Trail of Tears" and helped cause Americas first recession
Who is Andrew Jackson
300
Name for the rapid movement to California due to finding an extremely valuable resource
What is the California Gold Rush
300
This native American guide helped lead the first expedition to the Pacific Ocean
Who is Sacajawea
300
This document was meant to keep eastern hemisphere affairs out of western hemisphere affairs
What is the Monroe Document
300
Known as the "Iron Horse," this was built to make the trip west much faster and safer for early Americans
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
400
This group pushed for war in order to acquire Canada from Britain
Who is the War Hawks
400
This was fought because British ships were capturing American sailors and forcing them to fight for Britain
What is the War of 1812
400
This invention created a higher demand for a key southern cash crop
What is the Cotton Gin
400
This stated Maine and Missouri would be added as new states and established the Mason-Dixon Line
What is the Missouri Compromise
400
This dangerous path was used by many pioneers to move west
What is the Oregon Trail
500
This was the president of the 2nd National Bank and helped cause the first recession
Who is Nicholas Biddle
500
This treaty reestablished prewar boundaries after the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent
500
The purchase if this great piece of land became known as Seward's Folly because it was viewed as a mistake
What is Alaska
500
This document signed in 1787 established the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States
What is the Northwest Ordinance
500
This treaty forced Mexico to cede California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado to the United States
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo