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W.E study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the 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 territorial expansion | Rocky Mountains, Rivers, deserts |
| Who purchased the Louisiana Purchase | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who did Thomas Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Purchase | Lewis and Clark |
| What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the U.S. | double it |
| What location of the Mississippi River did Lewis and Clark begin their expedition | Missouri river |
| What was the original goal of Lewis's and Clark's expedition | to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean |
| What was the last physical feature that Lewis and Clark crossed before reaching the Pacific Ocean | Rocky Mountains |
| Who assisted Lewis and Clark on their journey | Sacajawea |
| What was Sacajawea's contribution to the journey | interpreter/ translator who helped Lewis and Clark find their way |
| What are somethings Lewis and Clark encountered or discovered on their journey | Native Americans, new animals, new plants and things to use for medicine |
| Who was in volved in the war of 1812 | Britain and America |
| What were the causes from the war of 1812 | Impressment. 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 the 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 | the most popular route people used to move west |
| what led many settlers to move west | they wanted to find gold land and space |
| what was the gold rush | a group of people called the 49ers looking for gold |
| what types of towns popped up in California due to people searching for gold | boomtowns |
| what was life like for people looking for gold | hard. limited supplies. limited food |
| what was the trail of tears | relocation of native americans to reservations to 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 | disease , starvation, bad weather and extreme conditions |
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