U.S. Westward Expansion

This Westward trail allowed traders and mountain men access to the entire Southwestern United States

• Sante Fe Trail 
• Mormon Trail 
• Oregon Trail 
• Gold Rush Trail 

This Westward trail brought missionaries and farmers to the Willamette Valley, and gold seekers to Sutter's Mill. 

• Mormon Trail 
• California Trail 
• Oregon Trail 
• Sante Fe Trail 

What city became known as the “Gateway to the west”?

• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Atlanta, Georgia
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Nicodemus, Kansas

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• Horseback
• Car
• Covered Wagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What area is D?

• Texas Annexation

• Florida Cession

• Mexico Cession

• Oregon Territory

What area does G represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation

What area does I represent?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Alabama

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited
• prohibited, permitted or allowed
• sometimes prohibited, never allowed
• cheap, expensive