What's the Term?
Someone who is first to a place to settle there.
pioneer
In 1800, the U.S. owned land between the Atlantic Ocean and what river?
Bonus: In which state does this river begin?
Mississippi River
Minnesota
This war lasted from 1846-1848, and was started over a border dispute.
The Mexican-American War
The Adams-Onis Treaty added which state to the U.S.?
Bonus: Which country gave the U.S. this territory?
Florida
Spain
The belief that the U.S. was meant to span from Atlantic to Pacific.
Manifest Destiny
A ban on trade with another country.
embargo
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
Bonus: Who sold the territory to them??
France
Spain
Britain violated U.S. neutral rights by stopping American ships during a war with which country?
France
This trail to Utah was created because a group of people were moving west to escape religious persecution.
The Mormon Trail
Beginning in the 1820s, many people from Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas migrated to Florida because it had ____.
Fertile soil
A strong devotion to the country's culture, interests, and sovereignty.
nationalism
Name one goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Map land / find Northwest Passage / study wildlife / establish trade and relationships with Native Americans
the _______ and _______ were attacked by the U.S. Army at the Sand Creek Massacre.
Bonus: What territory did this happen?
Cheyenne & Arapaho
Colorado
Name 3 mountain ranges in the U.S. that early explorers, mountain men, and other settlers would cross/explore.
Rocky Mountains / Cascades Mountains / Sierra Nevada Mountains / Appalachian Mountains
Beginning in the late 1840s, there was a rush to extract ______ from the hills and mountains of which state?
Bonus: What were these people called who moved here?
gold / California
49ers
Privileges given to a country that does not take sides in a war.
BONUS: the practice of forcing men to join the military.
neutral rights
impressment
This woman helped Lewis and Clark on their journey westward.
Bonus: Which tribe did this woman originate from?
Sacagawea
Shoshone
The Sioux Wars were fought from _____ to 1890. Name 2 specific conflicts we discussed in class involving this group and the U.S. during this time period.
1851
Battle of Little Bighorn / Wounded Knee Massacre
Name 4 of the rivers in the U.S. that early explorers, mountain men, and other settlers would cross/explore.
Bonus: Which one of these is the longest in the U.S.?
Missouri River
What were 2 reasons the Whitman missionaries moved to helped the Native Americans in Oregon?
Bonus: What is the name of the tribe they attempted to help?
Help with medical needs and convert Natives to Christianity
Cayuse
Explain how push factors and pull factors work together to cause migration.
Push factors drive people away (war, poverty) while pull factors attract them (jobs, land, freedom)
Give 2 reasons why Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory
Needed money, slave revolt in Haiti hurt profits, couldn’t defend North American territory, war in Europe was too costly
Explain why the Trail of Tears is considered a tragedy in U.S. history.
Bonus: Name the 5 tribes that were forced to move during the Trail of Tears.
Forced removal, thousands died from disease, hunger, cold.
Choctaw / Cherokee / Creek / Chickasaw / Seminole
Put the following into the correct order of acquisition, starting with the earliest one.
Louisiana Purchase, 13 Colonies, Red River Basin, US 1783, Oregon Territory, Texas, Mexican Cession, Florida, and the Gadsden Purchase
13 Colonies (1776) / US 1783 / Louisiana Purchase (1803) / Red River Basin (1818) / Florida (1819) / Texas (1845) / Oregon Territory (1846) / Mexican Cession (1848) / Gadsden Purchase (1853)
The Treaty of _____ ended the Mexican American war. This treaty said Mexico would give over ____ sq miles of land to the US and the US would give $____ to Mexico.
Guadalupe Hidalgo / 500,000 / 15 million