CATEGORY 1: EXPANDING AMERICA
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This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
→ What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
The main trail that started in Missouri and followed rivers toward Oregon.
→ What is the Oregon Trail?
100
The Cherokee were forced to move on this tragic journey.
→ What is the Trail of Tears?
100
The precious metal discovered in California in 1848.
Gold
A farmer in 1830, a pioneer in 1845, and a miner in 1849 all moved west for different reasons.
Identify the big historical idea that connects all three AND explain one group that was negatively affected by their movement.
The big idea is Manifest Destiny — Americans believed they had the right to expand across the continent. Westward expansion led to Native Americans losing land, being forced to relocate, and suffering on journeys like the Trail of Tears.
200
The president who bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
→ Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Daily Double- 200
Pioneers traveled in groups of wagons called this.
→ What is a wagon train?
200
Adapting to another culture’s ways is called this.
→ What is assimilation?
200
People who rushed to California in 1849 were called this.
→ Who were the Forty-Niners?
300
These two explorers were sent to explore the new western lands and were helped by Sacajawea.
→ Who are Lewis and Clark?
300
The journey west usually took this long to reach the Far West by land.
→ What is four to six months?
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Settlers wanted Native Americans removed because they wanted this resource.
What is farmland (rich agricultural land)?
300
The discovery of gold gave Americans a new economic reason to move in this direction.
→ What is west?
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This 1823 speech warned European countries not to interfere in the Americas.
→ What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Traveling west by wagon usually took this long.
→ What is about four to six months?
400
Native Americans were moved west to an area called this.
→ What is Indian Territory?
400
Did most gold miners become rich?
→ No — most did not find real gold.
500
Americans believed it was their right and destiny to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
→ What is Manifest Destiny?
500
Name TWO hardships pioneers faced on the journey west.
→ Possible answers: long travel time, disease, weather, lack of supplies, dangerous terrain.
500
Explain one effect westward expansion had on Native Americans.
→ They lost land, were forced to relocate, and many died.
Daily Double- 500
Many people who failed to find gold stayed in California and did this instead.
→ Started businesses, farmed, or mined other metals.