On the trail |
#1 |
Passage leaving modern day Iowa reaching the northwest. |
Oregon Trail |
#2 |
First starting as a trade route to Mexico. This path left Kansas City and headed southwest |
Santa Fe Trail |
#3 |
What are three things that motivated early pioneers to move west? |
Farm (cheap land), trap/trade, find jobs, run from the law |
#4 |
Explain how settlers made the difficult journey west. |
Walked with supplies in covered wagons, traveled along routes (Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail) |
#5 |
Describe 2 challenges of the trails. |
long journey (6 months), unknown territory, wagons overloaded w/ supplies-had to travel by foot, rough weather etc.... |
The war with Mexico |
#1 |
Battle between Texas and Mexico in which Texas realized they were going to have to fight much harder for their freedom. |
Battle of the Alamo |
#2 |
Treaty that ended the war with Mexico |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
#3 |
Who was Stephen Austin? What did he do? |
American, Moses' son, who convinced the Mexicans to let him set up an American colony on Mexican land. |
#4 |
Explain how American settlers caused problems in Texas |
Unwilling to adapt to and follow Mexican laws, were against Mexican ban on slavery |
#5 |
What Mexican territories had the US gained by 1853. |
Texas, Mexican Cessian (CA, NM, AZ,NV,UT) Gadsden Purchase (AZ, NM) |
Moving West |
#1 |
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand from coast to coast is known as |
Manifest Destiny |
#2 |
What was the gold rush? |
migration of thousands of settlers to CA in search of gold. To make their fortune |
#3 |
Explain how Manifest Destiny led to conflicts with Britain |
Oregon Territory Border (Agreed to 49N) |
#4 |
Why/When did the gold rush come to an end? |
When the easy to find gold was gone. |
#5 |
What effect did the gold rush have on the growth of California? |
The population increased so much it qualified for statehood. |