Westward Expansion 5th Grade

The idea of growing the United States all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

• Territories

• Manifest Destiny

• Growth

What was a tragic result of westward expansion?

• The explorers had to keep exploring

• The Native Americans got to keep their homes

• The Native Americans were relocated to reservations.

A way to encourage people to move west. They could keep the land if they lived on the land for five years and made improvements to the land.

• Manifest Destiny

• Oregon Trail

• Homestead Act

What is a pioneer?

• A person who hunts and fishes for their food

• A person who lives in the open wilderness

• A person that is the first to explore a new area or country

• A person who cooks over a fire

What route did they take to travel west

• Colorado trail

• Oregon Trail

• Missouri Trail

• over the mountains

What were some of the dangers traveling west?

• bad weather

• wild animals

• disease

• all of the above

What is the Transcontinental Railroad?

• a railroad that runs across a whole continent

• Making a territory into a country

• a person who permanently moves to another country

Which of these best describes the Great Plains?

• many lakes surrounded by mountain ranges

• rolling hills of rock and limestone

• thick forests with heavy rainfall

• flatlands that slowly rise from east to west

What was the result in the 1870s of the increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• Native Americans expanded their control over the lands.

• Buffalo herds were nearly wiped out by over-hunting.

• Better resources were found to build and construct shelter.

• Regular rainfall meant more people could farm the land.

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the United States?

• It increased the number of people traveling to the West.

• It decreased the support for industrialization.

• It weakened the economy of the United States.

• It decreased political support for westward expansion.