U.S. Expansion

People who traveled and settled in the newly explored Western United States

• Pioneers
• 49ers
• Mormons
• Mountain Men

What were the 3 main trails that went West?

• Santa Fe, Lousiana, Oregon
• Oregon, Mormon, Donner
• California, Oregon, Montana
• Mormon, Oregon, California

Where was gold first found in California?

• Sewell's Mill
• Sutter's Mill
• The Mountains
• Johnson's Pass

The 80,000 people who came to California in 1849 to seek their fortune were called...

• Pioneers
• 59ers
• 49ers
• Gold seekers

Indian relocation was called what?

• Cries of the Cherokee
• Trail of Tears

The term that means America has the right and duty to spread democracy across the continent.

• Trail of Tears
• Manifest Destiny
• Common Sense
• John L. O'Sullivan

Why were steam engines unsafe when they were first created?

• They blew up a lot
• The leaked
• They were too heavy, and sank
• No seatbelts

In what year did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• 1803

• 1819

• 1845

The Mexican Cession included which state?

• Califorina

• Kansas

• Oregon

• Florida

How did the US acquire Louisiana?

• Purchase

• Cession

• War

• Annexation