Westward Expansion part 2

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mississippi Expedition

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

What caused about 300,000 people to travel to California between 1848-1855?

• They had nowhere else to go

• They moved for the gold rush in hopes they would strike it rich.

• They did not like living where they were

• Native Americans were living on their land

A prospector is someone who explores an area looking for minerals like gold.

• True

• False

I found tiny gold flakes in Sutter Creek in Sutter's Mill, California. Who am I?

• Samuel Morse

• James Marshall

• Meriwether Lewis

• Robert Fulton

Who were the people that traveled to find gold in 1849?

The ________________ Trail was created by fur traders and could only be traveled on by foot or horseback?

Settlers traveled ________ miles for five months to reach Oregon City

How were Native Americans affected by the growth of the United States?

• They were able to keep their land and become citizens of the US.

• Many were protected by the US Supreme Court, so they received money to move west.

• Many Native Americans were given money and traded quality items in exchange for their land.

• They were kicked off of their land and given nothing in return. Many of them died on the journey to their new home in the west.

Choose from one of America's historical events to correctly answer the question:

The Oregon Trail

Erie Canal

Trail of Tear

The Gold Rush

Towards the end of my time boomtowns turned into ghost town. Which event am I?

Choose from one of America's historical events to correctly answer the question:

The Oregon Trail

Erie Canal

Trail of Tear

The Gold Rush

Nearly 500 people and 120 wagons took me to take the road out west.

What event am I?