Western Expansion - Period 2

The destiny of the United States by God to expand across the whole continent”

• Karma

• Manifest Destiny

• Hakuna Matata

• Popular Sovereignty

300,000 people traveled to this state starting in 1849 to find gold

(a)  

According to our "manifest destiny", what two territories were destined to become states? Choose the 2 correct answers:

• California

• Missouri

• Texas

• Florida

True or False: The only people that lost land during western expansion were the Native Americans

• True

• False

Before the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, most Americans reached the west coast by

• taking new hot air balloons over the Rocky Mountains

• traveling in covered wagons on trails like the Oregon Trail

• large boats that sailed around South America

• walking on foot

Select all of the following that are true regarding the Oregon Trail:

• it was approximately 2200 miles long and traveled on covered wagon

• 8% of the people died on the journey

• the most common cause of death was drowning

• it was faster than the Transcontinental Railroad

The most well-known example of Native American Removal was known as the

(a)  

True or False: Most people who traveled to California during the Gold Rush found some gold and made a nice living

• True

• False

The United States President that forcefully removed the Cherokee from Georgia in 1830 was

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford B Hayes

The United States officially was connected East to West with completion of the

• Panama Canal

• The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

• Erie Canal

• Transcontinental Railroad