Westward Expansion Vocabulary

America's largest land animal. Popular on the frontier

• grizzly bear

• bison

• coyote

• humpback whale

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A group linked together when they traveled the Oregon Trail, often forming a long chain

• Pioneers

• Settlers

• Conestoga Wagon

• Wagon Train

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

This word means the action of getting bigger

• shrink

• tower

• wilt

• expansion

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

This event happened in 1849

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Gold Rush

• Lousiana Purchase

• Trail of Tears

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

An "iron horse" is another name for a

• horse

• wagon

• train

• pioneer

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

unsettled land is the

• sod house

• Texas

• Oregon Trail

• frontier

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

This allowed people to claim land for a minimal fee, as long as they made improvements on the land

• Homestead Act

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

• 13th Amendment

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The belief that God wanted America to grow bigger and more powerful, even if it meant taking over the lands of others.

• Pony Express

• Pioneers

• Manifest Destiny

• Oregon Trail

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A man-made body of water used for moving goods more quickly is a

• lake

• canal

• ocean

• stream

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

They delivered mail from Missouri to California in 1860.

• Pony Express

• Post Office

• UPS

• Amazon Prime

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A