Westward Expansion

Cumberland Gap

• a trail that allowed people to travel over the Appalachian Mountains.

• an early settler of an area.

• native American who helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore parts of the western United States

• a sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been found. In the 1840’s, many people rushed to California.

Daniel Boone

• a huge portion of land west of the Mississippi River.

• was hired to help widen the trail through the Cumberland Gap.

• native American who helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore parts of the western United States from 1804 - 1806.

• wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

Pioneer

• one of the best-known pioneers to cross the Appalachians.

• The route which the United States government forced several tribes of Native Americans to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River.

• A huge portion of land west of the Mississippi River.

• an early settler of an area.

Louisiana Purchase

• a huge portion of land west of the Mississippi River. Thomas Jefferson bought this land from France. It more than doubled the size of the United States.

• an early settler of an area.

• a sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been found. In the 1840’s, many people rushed to California.

• Native American who helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore parts of the western United States from 1804 - 1806.

Manifest Destiny

• one of the best-known pioneers to cross the Appalachians.

• wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

• the idea that the United States was meant or destined to stretch/settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• led an expedition to explore the vast unknown territory west of the Mississippi River.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

• this pioneer was hired to lead a group that helped to widen the trail through the Cumberland Gap.

• two men who led a journey to explore the large unknown territory west of the Mississippi River.

• the idea that the United States was meant or destined to stretch/settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

Sacagawea

• One of the best known pioneers to cross the Appalachian Mountains

• The route along which the U.S. government forced Natives to migrate to reservations

• A member of the Shoshone tribe who helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition

• A sudden rush to California to find gold in the 1840's

Trail of Tears

• an early settler of an area

• a huge portion west of the Mississippi River

• the route along which the U.S. government forced several tribes of Native Americans to migrate to reservations

• the idea that the U.S. was meant to settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

California Gold Rush

• a huge portion of land west of the Appalachian Mountains that Thomas Jefferson bought from France

• a sudden rush of people to find gold in California

• the idea that the U.S. was destined to settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• a trail that allowed people to travel over the Appalachian Mountains