Unit 6 Vocab
Isolationism means to
What is to separate yourself
Famous explorers that mapped the west
Who is Lewis and Clark
The years of the Mexican American war were
What is 1846-1848
What is Utah
President during Westward expansion
Who is James K Polk
To annex something means
What is to bring in something new, usually a territory
FOR DOUBLE POINTS this group was known for cattle ranching
Who are the Mexicanos
This treaty ended the war
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Many people traveled here to discover gold
What is California
FOR DOUBLE POINTS First permanent colony with the date was
What is Jamestown 1607
FOR DOUBLE POINTS cession means
What is to give up property
FOR DOUBLE POINTS this group went to California in search of gold
Who are the 49ers
The Mexican Cession gave us these territories
What is New Mexico, California, Utah, and Nevada
(parts of oklahoma, Wyoming, and Colorado
FOR DOUBLE POINTS These three trails were used to travel west
What is the mormon trail, sante fe trail and the Oregon trail
Sacagawea was this age on her journey with Lewis and Clark
What is 16
Fugitive means
What is someone escaping/hiding
FOR DOUBLE POINTS this group fled to Utah to escape religious persecution
Who are the Mormons
The US needed the Gadsden purchase
What is to finish the transcontinental railroad
The British sold us this territory
What is Oregon country
This group is believed to have found the Americas before Columbus
Who are the Vikings
FOR DOUBLE POINTS persecution means
What is being judged for your beliefs
FOR DOUBLE POINTS this group helped build the transcontinental railroad
Who are the Chinese
FOR DOUBLE POINTS While the US got land the other aftermath of the war was
What is issues over slavery
FOR DOUBLE POINTS Manifest destiny is
What is the belief that the US should spread from Atlantic to Pacific
FOR DOUBLE POINTS Pocahontas married this man
Who is John Rolfe