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Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion study guide
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| what was manifest destiny | Expanding the western U.S from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean +americans thought it was their destiny to go west |
| what were major barriers to territory expansion | rock mountains, cascade mountains |
| who purchased it | Thomas Jefferson |
| who did he hire to explore it | Lewis and Clark |
| what did it do to the size of the US | double it |
| what location of the missisippi river did they begin their expedition | st louis 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 that they crossed before reaching the pacific ocean | rocky mountains |
| who assisted them on their journey | Sacagawea |
| what was her contribution to the journey | interpreter and translator |
| what are some things they encountered or discovered on their journey | native Americans , new animals, new plants to use for medicine |
| who was involved | Britain and America |
| what was the cause | 1.impressment (America sailors who were captured and forced to be punished on British ships) 2. Britain supplied guns to natives 3. War hawks pushed congress to declare war. |
| What major even took place in Washington D.C | burning of the White House and capital |
| which country did the US acquire | Mexico |
| what was the Alamo | Church used as a fort at battle of alamo |
| what was the purpose of the battle of alamo | texas wanted freedom |
| what was the Oregon trail | a well known trail pioneers used to travel west |
| what led many settlers move west | wanted more land and space and gold |
| what was the gold rush | mass movement looking for gold in california |
| What types 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 most of them didn’t get any gold and had few supplies |
| what was the trail of tears | relocation of native Americans to reservation 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 reservations | diseases, starvation, bad weather, extreme conditions. |
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