Westward Expansion 2

Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?

• Free pizza at the end of the trip.
• They win a million dollars.
• New land, opportunities & life.
• The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.

Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?

• Nebraska
• Idaho
• Wyoming
• Missouri

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering

During Jefferson’s presidency, which event most helped the United States expand towards the Pacific coast?

• Battle of New Orleans
• Boston Tea Party
•  Constitutional Convention
• the Louisiana Purchase

Whose route is shown on the map to the right?

• Henry Hudson
• Lewis and Clark
• Zebulon Pike
• Mason and Dixon

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1600s

• 1780s

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers

• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy

• Allowed people to live in places farther away and still get the supplies they needed

• All of the above

The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.

• lumber to build houses

• 160 acres of land

• seeds to grow crops

• wagons to travel out west

What happened during the Gold Rush?

• People from all over the world moved to California

• The merchants or people who sold supplies got rich

• Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

• All of the above