Westward Expansion

Pony Express

A delivery system that used horses and riders to deliver mail and communication quickly from east to west

Indian Removal Act

A law that forced Native Americans to move from their homeland to land west of the Mississippi River

Oregon Trail

A trail that pioneers traveled on as they moved west toward Oregon Country

Manifest Destiny

During the 1800's many people believed in _______________ and wanted to expand the United States west all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

West

During the Gold Rush, men went ____________ for gold in hopes to become rich.

The Louisiana Territory was purchased

How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the United States?

Thousands of people flocked to California to pan for gold

James Marshall found a few pieces of gold in a stream. What effect did this find have on settlers and the future state of California?

Prospectors or 49ers

Many men left their families to become ____________ in California during the Gold Rush.

What current 13 states were part of the Louisiana Purchase?

Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Montana,

fronteer

Pioneers settled on the western ______________.

What current 6 US States were part of the Texas Annexation?

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming

Steam Locomotive

This innovation changed the speed of rail travel. Before this time rail cars had been pulled by horses.

Pony Express

This innovation improved mail delivery. It used boys as young as 13 to ride horses for 75 miles in a relay-style race over 2,000 miles.

Transcontinental Rail Road

This innovation made rail travel faster from the East cost to the West cost. Many people died while building this.

Steam boat

This innovation made traveling by boat much quicker. It made it easy to travel "upstream".

expedition

Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis and Clark to go on an ____________ to explore the newly gained land, the Louisiana Purchase.

The Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy the port in New Orleans. The shipping port had been closed for a short time by Spain. Jefferson was worried about the effect on trade in the US. What did he buy after of talking to the French President Napoleon Bonaparte?

Erie Canal

Travel over water ways was less expensive and much quicker than land travel. The problem was that rivers and lakes did not always run in all areas. This innovation used horses to pull boats down man made rivers making travel easier and faster.

The hope for land, riches, and freedoms

What caused so many people to pack up everything they had and go west?

lack of food, weather, illness

What caused thousands of Native Americans to die on the Trail of Tears?

telegraph

What innovation in the 1800s improved communication from months to minutes? It used Morris code to send messages along wires.

Mexico

Which country originally owned Texas before it became part of the United States?

strained

Which word best describes the relationship between Native Americans and the US government during the westward expansion era?

After a shipping port was briefly closed by Spain, Jefferson was worried that American trade would be compromised.

Why did Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

pioneers

____________ set out in their wagons to travel west.