Westward Expansion Flashcard

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Which area of land did the U.S. gain as a result of the treaty that ended the war with Mexico?

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Area D

Front

Which statement best explains the reason the United States built the Transcontinental Railroad? Options: The U.S. wanted to control the transportation system to make more money. The U.S. wanted a fast way to send weapons during the Mexican-American War. The U.S. wanted a way to travel more quickly and safely from the east to the west. The U.S. wanted to use the railway as a boundary between the north and the south.

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The U.S. wanted a way to travel more quickly and safely from the east to the west.

Front

Explorations of the west often began in St. Louis, Missouri. What did this location become known as?

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The Gateway to the West

Front

Which group modified the Great Plains to meet their needs?

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Cowboys used this land to raise cattle and for cattle drives.

Front

The number of buffalo in the United States ________ between 1870 and 1889.

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decreased

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Tribes and nations on reservations have their own governments, businesses, and schools. Is this statement about reservations in the 1800s or reservations today?

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reservations today

Front

Decide if each statement refers to the Indian Removal Act or Manifest Destiny. Led to people wanting to migrate West.

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Decide if each statement refers to the Indian Removal Act or Manifest Destiny. Led to people being forced to migrate West.

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Indian Removal Act

Front

Using the compass rose, what is the intermediate direction from Fort Bridger to Oregon City?

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Northwest

Front

This change in the number of buffalo _______ Native American people in the Great Plains.

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