Going West
Why was it hard for people travel in America in the early 1700's?
The roads were bad
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
Boon cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains
Why did the Mormons settle in the Far West?
To avoid religious persecution
What is the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the West?
The settlers took the land from the Native Americans
A formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries
Treaty
Why did some people want to go west even though travel was difficult?
New farm land, New start, and Manifest Destiny
When the first Americans moved into Texas, what did the government of Mexico ask them to do?
They had to become loyal Mexican citizens
Which is not true about the California gold rush?
A) Prospecting was a very hard life
b) It attracted more than 80.000 People to California.
C) Very few people struck it rich.
D) Merchants had a hard time selling their products.
Merchants did not have a hard time selling their products. Because of the influx of people, the needed lots of goods
What was Tecumseh's idea for resisting American settlers?
Tecumseh wanted to unite Native American tribes against the Americans
The distance between the equator and a place north or south of the equator; Measured in degrees
Latitude
Name some reasons Americans kept expanding into new land?
Americans felt they had a right to settle the entire continent "Manifest Destiny"
The felt they needed more and more good farmland
Americans wanted to extend liberty across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
What did the Battle of the Alamo represent to the Texans who fought the Mexican army under the leadership of Sam Houston?
The conflicts between the Texans and the Mexicans
What made Oregon Country so valuable to America?
The fur of its animals made Oregon valuable
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
The Natives were forced to live in certain areas
a settlement build tr eh purpose of converting Native Americans to Christianity.
Mission
How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
It lead to other states also building canals
With the Mexican War. President Polk hoped to add new areas to the U. S.. Name two
California and New Mexico
What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?
It could carry people and goods both upstream and downstream
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea helped guide them through unfamiliar land.
A senso or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong.
Conscience
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
Railroads were faster, didn't freeze in the winter, and could travel over mountains
Why wasn't Texas admitted to the united States right away?
Because Texas allowed slavery
What strategy did the U. S. and Great Britain use to avoid war over Oregon Country?
Compromise
Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expeditions
A) Rocky Mountains B) Continental Divide
C)Pacific Ocean D)Atlantic
D) The Atlantic Ocean
Where newly settled areas meet unsettled, but not necessarily uninhabited, areas.
Frontier