Settlement of the West and Native American Indian Experience

People emigrated to Oregon in the 1800s to live on rich _____________?

How long did the journey to the West take in the mid-1800s?

What powered the steamboat in the image?

_________ was discovered in California in 1848, which drew thousands of people west?

______ ________ ___ _______ was the route the Cherokee were forced to walk from their homeland to reservation land.

What is Chief Sitting Bull most known for?

• Discovering gold

• Building railroads

• Resisting western expansion

• Leading settlers west

Who defeated the U.S. Army in Little Bighorn?

• Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne

• Apache and Navajo

• Cherokee and Seminole

• Iroquois and Mohawk

What was Manifest Destiny?

• A new type of transportation

• A belief that the U.S. was destined to expand west

• A law about taxes

• A type of clothing

What discovery attracted people to move west?

• Oil

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Silver

Which territory was acquired one year after Texas?