Westward Expansion

How would settlers travel out west?

• The Pony Express

• The Oregon Trail

• They took ships

• The Transcontinental Railroad

Why did the United States invade Mexico?

How does this show America's views on moving out west?

Why did Lewis and Clark bring Sacagawea on their journey?

• She had nowhere else to go

• They wanted to use her to fight in battles

• She knew the trails and multiple Native American languages

• She was brought in by the President

Which choice benefited white farmers?

• Transcontiental Railroad

• Cattle Kingdom

• Homestead Act

• Sharecropping

How were Chinese immigrants treated during the 1800s according to your notes?

General Custer lost the

Which group benefited the most from the settlers moving out west and why?

Circle the states that the United States received in the Mexican Cession.

This group used every part of the buffalo/bison for survival.