Westward Expansion
Name 4 technologies that helped the expansion of the US
Steam engines (steam)
Telegraph
Trains
Conestoga Wagons
What year was gold discovered
1848
Vice President against Nullification Crisis
John C. Calhoun
What city in Texas is named for President James K. Polk's Vice-President?
Dallas
Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
Name of towns that appeared almost overnight due to the high number of settlers looking for gold
Boomtown
Name for the election of 1824
A corrupt bargain
What is the name of the dog from the story "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
Max
Land grant bought by Thomas Jefferson, sold by the French
Louisiana Purchase
What year was California added to the Union? (as a state)?
1850
Elected leader of Mormons, led followers to Salt Lake City, UT
Brigham Young
What four US states begin with the letter "W"?
Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Wisconsin
Main goal of Lewis and Clark's travel
Northwest Passage
Real winners of the Gold Rush
Merchants
name for the force removal of Native Americans
Trail of Tears
What is the literary term for a play on words?
Pun
An almost “divine” mission for the U.S. to settle the continent from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts
Manifest Destiny
City that exploded with people during the late 1840s in California
San Francisco
Battle of New Orleans
Warsaw is the capital of what country?
Poland