Chapters 1-5 of Westward Expansion

Daniel Boone was famous for :

• helping free the slaves

• carving The Wilderness Trail through Cumberland Gap

• inventing the steamboat

• managing the Erie Canal project

Self- Reliant means:

• that you need no help from other people

• that your selfies are always reliable

• that you own an area of land

• that you were one of the first people to settle an area

Why was travel so difficult in the early 1700s?

• flights were very expensive

• the speed limit was very low

• there were very few roads and the ones that did exist were in poor condition

• traffic was terrible

How did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• they defeated the French army and conquered it

• Napoleon lost in a game of rock, paper, scissors.

• The United States took over this land from the British after the war of 1812

• they bought the territory from France

Who did President Thomas Jefferson send in order to scout the Louisiana Territory?

• 12 spies

• Joshua and Caleb

• Lewis and Clark

• Barnum and Bailey

How did Tecumseh try to resist the push of settlers into Native American lands?

• He set up road blocks.

• He tried to get the Native Americans to stop trading with the white settlers.

• He tried to get all the Native American tribes to join together to fight against the settlers.

• He stole the settlers horses.

What were some of the inconveniences that were a part of travel by stagecoach?

• rough rides/ no shocks on the wagons

• bad drivers

• poor stays in inns

• crummy convenience store bathrooms

• the trip could take weeks

How did the steamboat change river travel and river trade?

• people were able to ride on boats

• steamboats allowed for travel upstream as well as downstream in a river

• steamboats made river travel more dangerous

• steamboats made goods more expensive

What was the Clermont?

• the first locomotive engine

• the place where Daniel Boone cut a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

• the first hotel chain in the United States

• The first steamboat invented by Robert Fulton

How did the Erie canal affect the state of New York?

• travel was faster

• prices were lower

• cities grew

• all of the above