The west

What is Manifest Destiny ?

• The idea that we are better then others

• The idea that the US should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

• The idea that the US is the best!

• The idea that we shouldn't expand the US

What is the Oregon Trail ?

• This was the trail used most widely used to reach Oregon, it started in Independence, Missouri

• This is the name of a nature trail

• This was the trail used to move out East

• This is was flat easy trail to take to the West

Was the Oregon Trail an easy or a very dangerous way to the west?

Who were the 49ers?

• The name given to settlers that wanted to stay home

• The name given to settlers who went out West in 1849 looking for gold.

• The name of a baseball team

• The name given to a group of settlers looking for food

What was the Transcontinental Railroad ?

• The name of a short train

• The name given to a railroad that travels through NY only

• The first railroad to cross North America

• The last railroad to cross North America

Where did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?

• Buffalo NY

• Disneyland

• Promontory, Utah

• Las Vegas, NV

What were the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific ?

• Name of clothing stores

• The name of an airline

• The name of a bus company

• The names of the two railroad companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad

What was placed at Promontory Point as the marker that signifies that railroad was completed?

• A coin

• A golden spike

• A nail

• A book

What is a Boomtown?

• A name of a village in NY

• Towns that popped up over night as a result of finding gold or silver

• A name of a song

• Towns that would disappear over night

What was Comstock Lode?

• A name of a music group

• This was one of the largest silver finds ever

• A name of a food brand

• This was one of the largest gold finds ever