RMS Grade 5 Westward Expansion

Front

Many men left their families to become__________ in California during the gold rush.

Back

prospectors

Front

Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on a(n) _________to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

Back

expedition

Front

During the Gold Rush, men found gold by________

Back

mining

Front

Pioneers set out in wagon trains to settle the _______

Back

Frontier

Front

People who traveled west to settle the frontier were called __________

Back

pioneers

Front

During the 1800s, many people believed in ________________ and wanted to expand the U.S. all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

The trail that pioneers followed west to Oregon country was called __________________.

Back

The Oregon Trail

Front

Who became more rich than the prospectors during the Gold Rush?

Back

General store owners

Front

A delivery system that used horses and riders to deliver mail quickly between the east to the west was called ____________.

Back

The Pony Express

Front

What was the Indian Removal Act?

Back

Forcing the Native Americans to move from their homelands and go west of the Mississippi River.