Westward Expansion 1
Define Westward Expansion
the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail, and a belief in "manifest destiny.
What ocean did the ships have to cross to deliver goods from France to the US?
The Atlantic Ocean
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
What was a pioneer?
person moving west
What did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition for?
to map out land
From which country did the United States get Florida?
Spain
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
What country originally owned Texas?
Mexico
List 2 challenges the pioneers faced on their journey west.
Roads, Mountains
Native Americans
etc.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean to better the country
People traveled to California because of....
the Gold Rush
What was the Trail of Tears?
When the US government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands to Indian territory, resulting in many deaths from hunger and disease
Who (president) purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What law gave the President the power to force Native American tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
Who was the interpreter/guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
Define both abolition and suffrage
Abolition: the movement to end slavery
Suffrage: the movement to gain equal rights for women