Westward Expansion

Did the people going out west to find gold get rich?

• yes

• no

Remember the Alamo was a cry for

• Georgia independence

• California independence

• Texas independence

• U.S. independence

What was the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner?

• Fort Alamo

• battle of Fort Henry

• battle of Mexico

• battle of Texas

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

• George Jefferson

• Francis Scott Key

• Oprah Winfrey

• Elizabeth Cady

When did the burning of the White House take place?

• War of 1812

• War of 1956

• War of 1912

• War of 1802

What doubled the U.S. in size?

• The Georgia Purchase

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Louisiana

• Treaty of Georgia

In 1838, the U.S. the troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their home land in north Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokee die in the terrible conditions. What was the name of this journey?

• Remember the Alamo

• The Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• Battle of Bighorn

Who invented the steamboat?

• Robert Fulton

• Roger Harris

What trail did families travel to get out west?

• Trail of Tears

• Trail of Mountains

• Oregon Trail

• West Trail

This made New York City become a major city...

• Pacific Ocean

• Erie Canal

• Lake Tahoma

• Indiana Canal