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Manifest Destiny
Native American Tribes
Oregon Trail
Nature
Gold Rush
100
Name the person who came up with the term Manifest Destiny?
Who is John O'Sullivan
100
This Native American tribe was home to Sacajawea, whom aided Lewis & Clark in their expedition.
What is Shoshoni
100
In what year did the first settlers journey along the Oregon Trail?
When is 1836
100
Which 4 present day states make up the "4 corners"
What is Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
100
In 1848 gold was discovered at which river?
What is The American River
200
Manifest Destiny, coined in 1846, supported the idea of Indian Removal. Name the President who started the removal of Native Americans in 1829?
Who is Andrew Jackson
200
What 3 well known tribes are in present day Arizona, New Mexico & parts of California?
Who are the Apache, Navajo & Pueblo
200
How many states does the Oregon Trail pass through?
What is 6
200
In 1980, nearly 4 billion cubic yards of mountaintop blasted skyward in an instant. Nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown down or buried beneath volcanic ash and mud. Even now, decades after an eruption that impacted nearly all of the Pacific Northwest, this landmark is ranked as the most famously unstable mountain in North America.
What is Mount St. Helens
200
In 1848, gold was discovered at the foothills of which mountain range?
What is the Sierra Nevada
300
After the Mexican-American War what became the dividing line for America & Mexico?
What is the Rio Grande River
300
What is the most important food source for Plain Indians?
What is Buffalo
300
Roughly how many miles was the Oregon Trail?
What is 2, 170 miles
300
Roughly how many square miles is the Grand Canyon?
What is 1, 902 sq. miles (4,926 km²)
300
Which current NFL team is named after the same nickname these miners were given?
Who are the San Francisco 49er's
400
This purchase by the United States government added 828,000 square miles to their territory and cost $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
400
The Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was one of the first Europeans to encounter this tribe...
Who are the Apache
400
What percentage of settlers died along the journey?
What is 10%
400
Today North America is home to roughly how many buffalo?
What is 450,000
400
In which valley were gold nuggets first discovered?
What is the Sacramento Valley
500
The term "Manifest Destiny" was coined in which year?
When is 1846
500
This Indian was famous for leading raids against Americans & Mexicans. He died in 1909 as a POW.
Who is Geronimo
500
In which state does the Trail begin in?
What is Missouri
500
500 years ago roughly how many buffalo inhabited North America?
What is 30 million
500
During the Gold Rush how many billions of dollars worth of precious metals were extracted?
What is $2 billion