Movin' Out West Vocab

What is the definition of "Frontier"?

• An undeveloped area

• A large city

• A military base

• A historical monument

What does "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• The belief in expanding democracy to the West

• The purchase of land from France

• A treaty with Mexico

• A battle in the Texas Revolution

Who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

What was the "Trail of Tears"?

• Cherokee's 800 mile forced march

• A battle in the Texas Revolution

• A treaty with Mexico

• A journey by Lewis and Clark

What was the Alamo?

• An abandoned mission and battle site in the Texas Revolution

• A treaty with Mexico

• A journey by Lewis and Clark

• A Supreme Court ruling

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo accomplish?

• Ended the Mexican-American War

• Started the Texas Revolution

• Authorized the Indian Removal Act

• Established the Forty-niners

What is an Indian Reservation?

• Land designated for Native Americans

• A military base

• A large city

• A historical monument

Who were Lewis and Clark?

• Explorers chosen by Thomas Jefferson

• Leaders of the Texas Revolution

• Authors of the Indian Removal Act

• Signers of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

What is an "Expedition"?

• A journey

• A battle

• A treaty

• A law

What did the Indian Removal Act authorize?

• Removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River

• Purchase of land from France

• End of the Mexican-American War

• Establishment of the Forty-niners