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WE Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was involved? | British, America, France, and American Indians |
| What where the causes? | 1-impressment (American sailors) was captured and forced 2-British supplied guns to native merchants |
| What major event took place in Washington D.C? | the burning of the White house and capital C. Madison was the president, and his wife saved many famous things |
| Which country did US acquire Texas? | mexico |
| What was the Alamo? | a church used as a fort at the battle of alamo |
| What was the purpose of the battle of Alamo? | Texas wanted independence |
| What was the Oregon trail? | Well known trail that pioneers used to travel west of the Pacific Ocean |
| What led many settlers to move west? | wanted more space |
| What was the gold rush? | Mass movement of people looking for gold in California towns |
| What types of towns popped up in California due to people searching for gold? | mining towns and boom towns |
| What was life like for people who were looking for gold? | hard because they had few supplies, limited housing and not enough money for food. |
| What was manifest destiny ( territorial expansion)? | Expanding western U.S from the Atlantic ocean & Americans thought it was their destiny |
| Where were major barriers to territorial expansion? | Rocky mountains, river's, and deserts |
| Who purchased it? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who did he hire to explore it? | Lewis & Clark |
| What did it do to the size of the U.S? | It doubled the size of U.S |
| What location of Mississippi river did they begin they're expedition? | Missouri river |
| What was the original goal of their expedition? | to find a water route to the Pacific ocean |
| What was the last physical feature they crossed before reaching the Pacific ocean? | Rocky mountains |
| Who assisted them on their journey? | Sacagawea |
| What was her contribute to the journey? | interpreter/translator |
| What are some things they encountered or discovered on their journey? | new plants native Americans wildlife |
| What was the trail of tears? | relocation of native Americans to reservations in Oklahoma (thousands died) |
| Who was impacted the worst by Westward expansion? | Native Americans |
| Why did so many Native Americans die on the journey to their new reservation? | Diseases, starvation, bad weather, and extreme conditions |
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