Westward Expansion Review

• Manifest Destiny: the belief that the United States had a right to expand across the continent

• Land

• Resources

• Get rich

• Escape religious persecution - practice their religions freely

• More opportunities

• Better Life

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Why people moved west . . .

Multiple Choice

What is the belief that white Americans had the right to expand?

• Manifest Destiny

• Religious Persecution

• Land

• More Opportunities

• Gold

Multiple Select

Why did Americans want to move Westward?

• Manifest Destiny

• Religious Persecution

• Land

• More Opportunities

• Gold

• Thomas Jefferson was president who bought the Louisiana Territory

• ​Doubled the size of the United States

​Louisiana Purchase

• President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory

• Lewis - journaled - collected and catalogued new plant & animal species

• Clark - mapmaker

• Sacagawea - guided & interpreted for them

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​Lewis & Clark Expedition

Multiple Choice

Who purchased the Louisiana Territory?

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

Multiple Choice

Who documented the plants and animals in journals?

• Lewis

• Clark

• Sacagawea

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

Multiple Choice

What doubled the size of the United States?

• Ohio River Valley

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas

Multiple Choice

Who sent Lewis & Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

Multiple Choice

Who documented the plants and animals in journals?

• Lewis

• Clark

• Sacagawea

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

Multiple Choice

What was a popular trail settlers took to move westward?

• California Gold Rush

• The Trail of Tears

• Lewis & Clark Trail

• Oregon Trail

Multiple Select

What were some challenges on the Oregon Trail?

• Rocky Mountains

• Crossing Rivers

• Animal Attacks

• Lack of Supplies

• Diseases

• A popular trail pioneers took to move to Westward.

• Major challenges: sickness, lack of resources, challenging terrain (Rocky Mountains, Rivers)

• An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people traveled west on the Oregon Trail.

• Some were looking for farmland, others for gold, and others were seeking a new life. 

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​Oregon Trail

Multiple Choice

What was the trail called that started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon City, Oregon?

• California Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Mormon Trail

• Oregon Trail

Open Ended

Why did pioneers move west on the Oregon Trail?

Multiple Select

What were some challenges on the Oregon Trail?

• Rocky Mountains

• Crossing Rivers

• Animal Attacks

• Lack of Supplies

• Diseases

• President Andrew Jackson signed a law to removed Native Americans from their home land

• Impacted the "Five Civilized Tribes" who had adopted aspects of European-American culture

  • English

  • Agriculture

  • Christianity

  • Slavery

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​Indian Removal Act

• Native Americans were forced to leave their lands and march to Oklahoma

• 16,000-17,000 Native Americans were forced from their homes

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​Trail of Tears

• Around 4,000 Native Americans died along the Trail of Tears

• Native American endured many hardships and challenges

  • cold

  • sickness

  • starvation

  • ​dying

"The Trail Where We Cried"

Multiple Choice

What law forced the removal of Native Americans?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Manifest Destiny

Open Ended

What aspects of European-American culture did the Five Civilized Tribes adopt?

Multiple Choice

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Open Ended

Why was it called the "trail where we cried"?

• ​Mexico owned Texas and wanted more settlers

• Stephen Austin, known as the Father of Texas, brought American settlers and their families to Texas

• American moved there for land

​Texas Colonization

• ​Language Barrier

• Different Religions

• Slavery

• Settlers had no loyalty to Mexico and did not want to follow their laws

• Did not want to pay taxes

Tensions between Mexico and Settlers

• Texas fought for its independence from Mexico

• Sam Houston - commander of Texan forces

• Battle of the Alamo - Texans were defeated but an inspiration for Texans to keep fighting for their freedom

​Texas Revolution

• ​11 years after Texas gained its independence, Texas became a part of the United States

Texas becomes a US State

• There were disputes between the U.S. and Mexico over the border

• Fighting broke out between Mexico and America over disputed territory by Texas

Mexican-American War

• Created peace between the United States and Mexico

• Established an official border - Rio Grande River

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Land the United States got from Mexico after the war

• Paid $15 million

• Mexicans living in territory had a choice to become U.S. citizens or return to Mexico

Mexican-Cession

• Gold was found in California

• People from all around the world rushed there for land and to get rich

Gold Rush

Multiple Select

Why did Americans move to Texas?

• Land

• Religious freedom

• Farming

• Slavery

Multiple Choice

Who brought American settlers to Texas?

• Stephen Austin

• Sam Houston

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

Multiple Choice

What was an important battle during the Texas Revolution?

• Battle of Buena Vista

• Battle of Mexico-City

• Battle of Gualdalupe-Hidaalgo

• Battle of the Alamo

Multiple Choice

Who was an important leader during the Texas Revolution?

• Stephen Austin

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

Multiple Choice

What happened 11 years after Texas won its independence?

• Became a Spanish colony

• Became part of Mexico

• Became a US state

• Became an independent country

Open Ended

What caused tensions between settlers in Texas and Mexico?

Multiple Choice

What caused the Mexican-American War?

• Disputes over border and land between the U.S. and Mexico

• Oregon Territory

• California Gold Rush

• Indian Removal Act

Multiple Choice

What document ended the Mexican-American war?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Multiple Choice

What was the Mexican Cession?

• Mexico got land from the U.S.

• U.S. got land from Mexico

• Texas gained its independence from Mexico

• Territory the US got from Canada

Multiple Choice

What was the MAIN reason people moved to California in 1849?

• Land

• Freedom

• GOLD

• Better Life

Open Ended

What were the effects or outcomes of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?