Westward Expansion

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1600s

• 1780s

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

• Gold

• Frankinsence

• Myrrh

• Salt

What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

• Steam locomotive

• Canoe

• Airplane

• Car

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

• Manifest Destiny

• Globalization

• Eastern Expansion

• Great Migration

What area was starting to get a little overcrowded, causing people to move West?

• Eastern Cities

• Northern Ports

• Southern Farms

TRUE or FALSE: The journey was long, but easy for the pioneers moving West.

• True

• False

True or False: The weather was never an issue for pioneers and settlers.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?

• Gold

• Land ownership

• Farming opportunities

• Freedom

• A stress-free, easy life

Why did the United States need more land?

• To test new farming methods out west

• To gain control over the land to the west

• To force the French to leave North America

• To make room for their growing population

How did the invention of the steam locomotive change life for Americans living all around the nation?

• It transported people and good across the nation much quicker than ever before.

• It paved the ways for the development of the first cars.

• It created jobs as workers were needed to lay tracks across the United States

• All of the above