Settling the West
What is one thing that made many people want to go to California in 1849
GOLD!
Did Native Americans try to stop settlers from taking land?
Yes, they did!
An agreement between countries or groups
Treaty
Train / Locomotive
Pioneer Daniel Boone found the Warrior’s Path that led to what modern day state?
Kentucky
How did Mormons create fertile farmland in Utah?
Irrigation of the land
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Made Natives move West of the Mississippi.
Did many Americans from the North want Texas to be a slave state?
No, they did not.
What kind of boats could only send goods down river?
Flat boats
What ocean did Lewis and Clark find?
Pacific Ocean
What are some reasons that people wanted Oregon country?
furs, fertile land, Manifest Destiny
Who was Sacagawea?
A Shoshone woman who helped Lewis & Clark.
What made General Santa Anna start to fight with Texan settlers?
The settlers created an army
Did people think the Erie canal could actually be built?
No
President Jefferson bought land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains from France. What was the deal called?
The Louisiana Purchase!
What are some of the main ideas behind Manifest Destiny?
The US is a special nation. The US is fated to expand coast to coast. The US is destined to spread freedom and liberty.
What did Native Americans like Tecumseh think about land ownership?
They did not think that land could be owned, bought, or sold.
The Southwest
The US and Great Britain agreed to divide Oregon Country at what line of latitude?
49
Great Britain's Proclamation in 1763 said the colonists could not move west of what?
Appalachian Mountains
What was the strategy of the 5 tribes?
Become more like settlers: farming, school, church, writing, homes, government
True or False: US and Britain had a war over Oregon country.
False, they made a compromise.
Reasons why settlers moved West
Good farm land, opportunity, religious reasons, gold, adventure