Unit 3 Topic 2 Settlement of the West and Native Americans

Why did Americans begin moving west?

How did Americans live after moving to the plains in the west (The Great Plains)? Choose 3 answers

What was the large land between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean?

Why did people move to Oregon instead of the Great Plains?

What was the name of the route pioneers traveled in wagons or walked to get to the Oregon Territory that could be very dangerous?

How long did the journey across the Oregon Trail take?

Americans believed that God had given the US the right to go west and take that land to become a larger nation and made American leaders more determined to get land in the west for homes and resources. This was called _____________

What sort if conflicts (problems) did manifest destiny lead to? Choose 2 answers

BEFORE new technology, how did Americans travel west? Choose 3 answers

A special ship powered by steam that would carry passengers and showed how much better and quicker traveling by steamboat was is called the __________________

A railroad system for trails that traveled from one side of the US to the other and was powered by steam engines like steamboats was called the _____________________.

The transcontinental railroad made it easier and quicker to ship goods and for people to travel. This railroad was built by people from China, Ireland, and Germany which are people known as _________________.

People wanted to move to _____________because gold was discovered and people wanted to get rich.

People traveled to places where a lot of gold was found and made new ______________.

People would get _________ for free or cheap because railroad companies would give it to farmers because they knew farmers would use trains to ship their crops.

The ______________ gave 160 acres of free land to anyone who would settle and farm the land for 5 years, so 1.6 million people got land to live on and farm.

Why was there conflict between settlers and Native Americans?

_______________ is a law that said Native Americans who still lived in the east had to give up their land and move west of the Mississippi River into "Indian Territory" which basically forced Native Americans off of their land.

_____________ was the journey the government forced the Cherokee tribe to take to move them east from their homes to Indian Territory in the west.

Many Native Americans walked the Trail of Tears and this journey took months. What sort of complications did this experience along the way? choose 3 answers

After the Trail of Tears, settlers continued moving west and taking over the ______________ lands.

After the Trail of Tears, Native Americans decided to fight instead of giving up their lands. _________________ were the Native American leaders whose groups fought against the US in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Choose 3 answers

__________ was a battle where Americans killed 270 Native Americans, many of who were women and children.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

Their country grew twice as big. It also gave the people who lived here access to the Port of New Orleans. This allowed them to ship goods and trade. The United States did not even understand how large the Louisiana Territory was.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

They were no longer under French or Spanish rule. Later, Louisiana would become a state and these people would become American citizens. They were also allowed to use the Port of New Orleans to ship goods.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

They were often in conflict with settlers. Native Americans and settlers fought because settlers wanted Native American land. Many Native American tribes lost their land. Many also died on the Trail of Tears.