Westward Expansion

What was the belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent called?

• Westward Ho

• Continental Drift

• American Dream

• Manifest Destiny

Who were the first settlers in the West?

• Railroad workers

• Trappers and mountain men

• Gold miners

• Farmers

What was the main reason for the California Gold Rush?

• To seek fortune

• To build railroads

• To escape religious persecution

• To find new farming land

What was the most famous trail used by pioneers heading west?

• Lewis and Clark Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Appalachian Trail

• Oregon Trail

What major development in 1869 made travel to the West Coast much easier?

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The invention of the automobile

• The discovery of the Panama Canal

• The establishment of air travel