Westward Expansion 1830-1850

People who settled on the frontier are called

• settlers

• poineers

• Native Americans

People moved west for

• adventure

• land

• a chance to start a new life

• all of the above

Pioneers usually traveled

• as a single family all alone in a wagon

• in large groups with many families and wagons

• by train

Settlers relied on __________ for their food.

• the land

• the Native Americans

• the grocery stores

Mexico won its independence from

• the US

• Great Britain

• Spain

What famous general led the Texas army general to a victory?

• General Tso

• Sam Houston

• Jon Austin

The Mexican-American War lasted

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 2 years

What states were part of the land the US won during its war with Mexico?

• New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas

• California, Washington, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico

• Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Nevada, and Utah

The forty-niners were

• people who supported the NFL team, the San Francisco 49er's

• people who rushed to California to look for gold

• people who were turning 49 in the year 1849

Were most gold miners successful?

• Yes

• No