People
Needed $$$ so they sold the entire Louisiana Purchase to us in 1803
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte/ France
The main trail that led to the west
What is the Oregon trail
This event changed the making of goods from hand made to factory made and a boom in technology
What is the Industrial Revolution
The belief that America should own land from East to West
What is Manifest Destiny
Connected the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean improving transportation
What is the Erie Canal
Famous for helping Lewis and Clark on their journey west
Who was Sacagawea
When bought for 3 cents an acre it doubled the size of the country
What is the Louisiana Purchase
A large part of Southwest United states was won and paid for after this war
What is the Mexican American War
4 states that were won as a result of the mexican american war
CA
UT
NV
NM
AZ
Railroad that connected the east and west
What was the Transcontinental Railraod
Got caught in huge snow storm and stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains, resorted to cannibalism to survive
Who were the Donner Party
People went to this city first before heading to the gold fields in 1849. (A Football team is named and located here.
What is San Fransisco
For a $10 filing fee a person could get 160 acres out west. It helped the U.S. settle the west
What is the Homestead Act.
By trading with Spain (Adam-Onis Treaty) the United States acquired what state?
What is Florida
Invention of 1793 that led to big profits for southern farmers but also an increase in slavery
What is the Cotton Gin
He found gold in Sutters Mill CA in 1848
Who was James Marshall
The texans yelled:
Remember the ______________________
What is the Alamo
Path that led Native Americans to Oklahoma where many died
What is the Trail of Tears
Was it's own country for around ten years before joining the United States
What was Texas
It let people communicate with people using dots and dashes. It was an early form of texting.
What is the telegraph
Two men who led a famous journey from St. Louis Missouri to Oregon and back
Lewis and Clark
Because Lewis and Clark traveled through there, the United States claimed what territory?
The Oregon territory
A law in 1830 that removed Native Americans to Oklahoma
What is the Indian Removal Act
In 1847 the LDS settled in this U.S. State
Utah
This invention allowed for faster water travel but was very dangerous.
What is the steamboat