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westward expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Manifest Destiny (territorial expansion)? | Expanding the western U.S from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean- Americans thought it was their destiny |
| What were major barriers to the territorial expansion? | Rocky Mountains, Rivers, Deserts |
| 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 the size |
| What location of the Mississippi River did they begin their expedition? | Missouri River |
| What was the original goal of their expedition? | To find a water route to the Pacific ocean *Northwest passage |
| What was the last physical feature that they crossed before reaching the Pacific Ocean | Rocky mountains |
| who assisted them on their journey | sacajawea |
| what was her contribution to the journey | interpreter/translator who helped them find their way |
| What are some things they encountered on discovered on their journey | Native Americans, animals, new plants to use for medicine |
| Who was involved | Britain and America |
| What were the causes | impressment, Britain supplied guns to native, and war hawks pushed congress to declare war against Britain |
| What major event took place in Washington D.C | burning of the white house and the capital |
| Which country did U.S acquire Texas | Mexico |
| What was the alamo | church used as a fort at the battle of the alamo |
| What was the purpose of the battle of the alamo | Texas wanted independence |
| What was the Oregon trail | a trail pioneers took to get to the west |
| What led many land settlers to move west | more land and space also gold |
| What was the gold rush | People went to California to mine for gold |
| What type of towns popped up in California due to people searching for gold | mining towns |
| What was life like for people who were looking for gold | hard because they had limited recourses, limited housing, and limited food |
| What was the trail of tears | relocation of native Americans to reservations in Oklahoma. Thousands died |
| Who was impacted the worst by the westward expansion | Native Americans |
| Why did so many native Americans die on the journey to their new reservations | Disease, starvation, bad weather, extreme conditions |
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