Westward Expansion #2

Gold was discovered in California in 1848. This discovery caused______________

•  the southern states to leave the Union.
• Native Americans  move to reservations
• the British to raise taxes
• Many people from around the world to move to the West

A time period when people were moving in order get rich from gold, discovering and settling on new lands was called_______________

• Colonialism
• American  Revolution
• Westward Expansion
• Texas Revolution

A forty-niner was

• someone who moved west
• a Native American moving east
• an explorer
•  a miner who left home in  1849 and  moved to California looking for gold

What happened to the Native Americans  after pioneers and other Americans moved West?

• they were forced off their land
• they had to give up their way of life (language, clothing, religions, etc.)
• new settlers claimed their land
• all of the above

The route traveled by pioneer families in the mid-1800s from Missouri to present-day Oregon.

• California Trail
• Oregon Trail
• The Alamo
• Mark Trail

How did the telegraph impact life in America during the 1800s?

• It provided a faster way to send messages over long distances.
• It led to the development of the railroad.
• It took a longer time to send and receive messages over long distances.
• It allowed messages to be sent through the mail.

Men hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the territory out west that he  purchased from France 

• Amundsen
• Sacagawea
• Lewis & Clark
• Robert Scott

Thomas Jefferson bought territory from France and doubled the size of USA

• Louisiana Purchase
• The Alamo
• The Oregon Trail
• Mexico