Vocab
One of the first people to settle in a region
Pioneer
He widened the Warrior's Path through Appalachian Mountains.
Daniel Boone
The conflict between the Texans and Mexicans.
The Battle of the Alamo
They didn’t freeze in winter.
They could travel over mountains.
They were faster. They are...
Railroads
As Americans took over more and more land, they were forced to live in certain areas. Who are
Native Americans
Where newly settled areas met unsettled, but not necessarily uninhabited, areas.
Frontier
She helped Lewis and Clark by guiding through unfamiliar land.
Sacagawea
People didn’t believe that President ________ had told the truth about Mexican soldiers attacking American troops on American soil.
POLK
Which is NOT the reason people moved WEST?
More farmland/ Adventure/ Destiny to expand liberty/ Search for gold and wealth/ Americans were forced westward by wildfire
Americans were forced westward by wildfire
The U.S. government broke the -------- it had signed with the Native Americans.
Treaty
Formal agreement between 2 or more groups; especially counties.
(The US government broke the treaty they signed with the Native Americans)
Treaty
They took the Native Americans’ land and that was the main reason why Native Americans resented those who moved into the West?
Settlers
The Americans who settled in Mexico did not keep any of the promises they had made to the Mexican government. Thus, the Mexican government decide ------ to allow additional settlers to colonize
Mexico?
NOT
What product made Oregon Country so valuable to America?
Animal Fur
How did the building of The Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
Other states followed
To leave one country and settle permanently in another.
Emigrate
As Americans took over more and more land, they were forced to live in certain areas.
Native Americans
The idea that Americans had a duty to spread the American way of life and form of government across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
It attracted more than 80,000 people to California, but very few people struck it rich. Merchants got rich! What is...
The California Gold Rush
It was a forced march in which American soldiers drove Native Americans from the southeastern states to Oklahoma. About 4,000 Native Americans died during the march due to disease, hunger, and the bitter cold weather. What is
The Trail of Tears
Sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong
Conscience
One of the first people to settle in a region.
Pioneer
People didn’t believe that President Polk had told the truth about Mexican soldiers attacking American troops on American soil. They believed that the war was wrong. Thus, did some people oppose or supported President Polk?
OPPPOSE
The IDEAd that Americans had a duty/ destiny to spread the American way of life and form of government across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. What is
Manifest Destiny
Forced Relocation/ Wars/ Battles/ Trail of Tears all relates to how ---------- impacted the Native Americans?
Manifest Destiny