Westward Expansion

The push toward the west coast of North America that began in the 1810s was called

• Paris Treaty

• Westward Expansion

• Louisiana Purchase

• War of 1812

The main two states that the pioneers traveled to were__

• Maryland, Florida

• Texas, Georgia

• Oregon, California

• All of the above

A belief in the inherent superiority of white Americans, as well as the belief that they were destined by God to conquer the territories of North America, from sea to shining sea. Was called ________

• Slavery

• 1st Amendment rights

• Migration

• Manifest Destiny

What made Westward Expansion also known as the (Geographic Expansion) possible

• Technology

• Tired people

• Horses

• Lots of sun

What technologies were the most important to the westward movement

(Select ALL that apply)

• Telegraph

• Horses

• Cell Phone

• Train

The telegraph is a device for communicating over a distance. It uses electricity to send coded messages through wires.

• True

• False

The Transcontinental railroad linked the United States from _______

• North to South

• Hot to Cold

• DC to Baltimore

• East coast to West coast

The word "Economy" refers to _______

• Freedom

• The Colonies

• Money

• Farms

What it's called when "goods and services which a country is able to produce at any given time using all the natural, human and capital resources available to it".

• Free Speech

• National Economy

• Westward Expansion

• Yard Sale

Westward Expansion helped the countries "National Economy" grow!

• True

• False