Westward Expansion 1
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 is Westward Expansion?
It speeds up harvesting allowing for more crops to be grown.
What is the Reaper?
Name one tribe who was relocated in the Indian Removal Act
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Fox, Sauk, Creek
The line dividing Free States from Slave States
Mason-Dixon line
Who was the interpreter/guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Who is Sacagawea?
The railroad the connected the entire country was called the...
Transcontinental Railroad
Who did the US acquire Florida from?
Spain
What happened in California in 1849?
Gold Rush
Owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US
Who is France?
Which immigrant groups helped build the railroad?
Irish and Chinese
Allowed for fast transportation over land.
Steam Engine / Railroad
Where were Indians relocated to?
Indian Territory / Oklahoma
Towns that sprang up quickly around gold mines
Boom Towns
Route did people travel to move west
What is The Oregon Trail?
Purchase that doubled the size of the US
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
President purchased the Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
*DAILY DOUBLE* Law gave the President the power to force Native American tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Name the tribe in Florida who resisted the Indian Removal Act and stayed in Florida
Seminoles
Where was the last spike placed on the Transcontinental Railroad
Promentory, Utah
Allowed cotton to be separated from the seeds very quickly
Cotton Gin
What was the South's economy based on?
The idea that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean to better the country
What is Manifest Destiny?
Which 2 countries claimed the Oregon Country and almost went to war over it?
US and Great Britain / England / UK
Which river divides the US into 2 parts. It was vital for trade and transportation.
Mississippi River