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Gold Rush
100
The president that purchased the land.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to his person asking him to explore the new land.
Who is Meriwether Lewis?
100
The people on the Oregon Trail traveled by what
What is a wagon?
100
The Louisians Purchase did what to the size of the United States.
What is double the size?
100
The name givento the removal of Cherokees from their homelands to what is now Oklahoma.
What is Trail of Tears?
100

These people traveled to California in 1849 in search of gold, giving them this famous nickname.

Who were the 49ers

200
The land was purchased from this country
What is France?
200
Lewis and Clark travled mainly on what river.
What is Missouri River?
200

Name the reason people were traveling the trail

better soil, and more land?

200

This opened so that goods could be transported by water from the Great Lakes to New York City.

What is Erie Canal?

200

Giving 160 acres of land to anyone who would work it for five years

What was the Homestead Act?

200

This city grew rapidly during the Gold Rush, becoming a major trade and port hub.

What is San francisco?

300
The amount of money the land was purchased for.
What is 15 million dollars?
300
Explain the readon for taking the journey.
What is finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean and finding out about animals, plants, land, and Indians?
300
Name three hardships the poeple faced while travleing
What is disease, weather, rivers, mountains, accidents, and Indians?
300

This effected movement of people from east to west because of overcrowding and lack of jobs in the east

What was the Industrial Revolution

300

This 19th-century religious group migrated westward to Utah to escape persecution, led by Brigham Young.

Who were the Mormons?

300

Many people who came to find gold didn’t get rich from mining, but this group of people profited the most by selling supplies and services to miners.

Who were Merchants?

400
The year the land was purchased
What is 1803?
400
This is the fort where they met Sacagewea.
What is Fort Mandan?
400

Pioneers made an impact on the Native Americans. Name two ways this happened.

By trading with them, giving them diseases, and forcing them off their land

400

This connected east to west that made transport of goods and people faster, safer and quicker.

What was the transcontinental railroad?

400

When US and Mexico fought over the Border

What was the Mexican Cession?

400

In 1848, gold was discovered at this location, sparking a massive migration to California.

What was the Sutter's Mill?

500
During the time of the Louisiana Purchase, United States was still having trouble with what country trying to claim part of North America.
What is Great Britian?
500
The number of months it took them to get to the Pacific Ocean.
What is 18 months?
500
Explain Manifest Destiny.
What is the belief that America should expand its limits?
500
The ability to produce many goods of one kind quickly and efficientyl is called _____________.
What is mass production?
500

Though primarily known for its role in cotton processing, this invention by Eli Whitney indirectly impacted labor systems during the Gold Rush era. What is it?

What is the cotton gin?

500

The California Gold Rush led to a massive increase in population, helping the state achieve this milestone in 1850.

What is statehood?