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westward Expansion
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Manifest Distiny [territorial expansion]? | expanding the western US from Atlantic to pacific. The US thought to go west. |
| What were the major barriers to the territorial expansion? | The Rocky Mountains, rivers, and deserts |
| Louisiana Purchase | Louisiana Purchase |
| Who purchased it? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who did he hire to explore it? | Lewis and Clark |
| What did it do to the size of the U.S.? | doubled it |
| Lewis and Clark | Lewis and Clark |
| What location of the Mississippi River did they begin their expedition? | St. Louis |
| What was the original goal of their expedition? | find a water route to the pacific |
| What was the last physical feature that they crossed before reaching the pacific ocean? | the Rocky mountains |
| Who assisted on their journey? | Sacajawea |
| What was her contribution to the journey? | she was their Interpeter. |
| What are some things they encountered or discovered on their journey? | Native Americans, new animals, and new plants for food and medicine. |
| War of 1812 | War of 1812 |
| Who was involved? | US and Great Britan. |
| What were the causes? | impressment British supplied Native Americans with guns war hawks pushed congress to declare war |
| What major event happened at Washington D.C | the burning of the white house and the capital |
| The Alamo | The Alamo |
| Witch country did the US acquire Texas from? | Mexico |
| what was the alamo | church used as a fort for the battle |
| what was the purpose of the battle of alamo | Texas wanted independence |
| Oregon Trail | Oregon Trail |
| what was the Oregon trail | well-known trail that pioneers used to travel west to the pacific |
| what led many settlers to move west | they wanted more land, space, and gold. |
| gold rush | gold rush |
| what was the gold rush | mass of people looking for gold in California. |
| what towns popped up California due to the miners | mining towns and boom towns |
| what was life like for the miners | expensive, limited, and hard |
| Native Americans | Native Americans |
| what was the trail of tears | relocation of Native Americans to Oklahoma |
| who was impacted most by the Westward expansion | Native Americans |
| why did so many Native Americans die on the journey to their new reservations | disease, starvation, bad weather, and extreme conditions |
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