Westward Expansion 1
the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail, and a belief in "manifest destiny.
WestWard Expansion
Which general (and later president) led many of the Indian Wars in the American South?
Andrew Jackson
From which country did the United States get Florida?
Spain
Why did Mormons travel West?
Religious freedom/religious Persecution
Sequoyah was a Cherokee Native American who developed what for his tribe?
A written alphabet
Which explorers were the first to venture into the American west?
Lewis and Clark
This man-made canal made trade and transportation easier between America's heartland and the East Coast expanded businesses and the economy.
Erie Canal
Who attempted to unite the Native Americans against the encroaching settlers in Indiana Territory?
Tecumseh
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
People traveled to California because of....
the Gold Rush
List 2 challenges the pioneers faced on their journey.
Roads, Mountains, weather, river
Native Americans
Sickness, injury, starvation
What country originally owned Texas?
Mexico
What territory was split between the US and Great Britain?
Oregon
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
How much money was Louisiana purchased for?
15 million dollars
What 3 things enticed people to move out west?
Cheap land, Gold/farming (economic gain), Fresh starts.
Which president purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Who led the Mexican military in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Which territory joined the US after it became an independent republic?
Texas
Which American pioneer found the Wilderness path through the Appalachian mountains?
Daniel Boone
When the US government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands to Indian territory, resulting in many deaths from hunger and disease
Trail of Tears
California joined the Union after which war?
The Mexican-American War
The Belief America had a God-given right to expand from coast to coast.
Manifest Destiny
Which invention made travel across land much faster?
Locomotive
Which invention made travel upstream much easier?
The steamboat