Passage leaving modern day Iowa reaching the northwest.
First starting as a trade route to Mexico. This path left Kansas City and headed southwest
What are three things that motivated early pioneers to move west?
Explain how settlers made the difficult journey west.
Describe 2 challenges of the trails.
Battle between Texas and Mexico in which Texas realized they were going to have to fight much harder for their freedom.
Treaty that ended the war with Mexico
Who was Stephen Austin? What did he do?
Explain how American settlers caused problems in Texas
What Mexican territories had the US gained by 1853.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand from coast to coast is known as
What was the gold rush?
Explain how Manifest Destiny led to conflicts with Britain
Why/When did the gold rush come to an end?
What effect did the gold rush have on the growth of California?
The marching of over 17,000 Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma
Why were the Indians not allowed back into the state of Georgia?
Indian that created the first writing system. Thought to be witchcraft
Vice President for Andrew Jackson. Leader from South Carolina.
Provide two geographic features that caused problems as the settlers moved west
The __________ settled in Utah for religious reasons.
A person who went to California in search of gold was called a ______.
The__________ was a nickname for the republic of Texas.
___________ was elected the eleventh president of the U.S.
The trappers and explorers who opened up the western pioneer trails were known as
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Farm (cheap land), trap/trade, find jobs, run from the law
Walked with supplies in covered wagons, traveled along routes (Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail)
long journey (6 months), unknown territory, wagons overloaded w/ supplies-had to travel by foot, rough weather etc....
Battle of the Alamo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
American, Moses' son, who convinced the Mexicans to let him set up an American colony on Mexican land.
Unwilling to adapt to and follow Mexican laws, were against Mexican ban on slavery
Texas, Mexican Cessian (CA, NM, AZ,NV,UT) Gadsden Purchase (AZ, NM)
Manifest Destiny
migration of thousands of settlers to CA in search of gold. To make their fortune
Oregon Territory Border (Agreed to 49N)
When the easy to find gold was gone.
The population increased so much it qualified for statehood.
Trail of Tears
Gold was found
Sequoya
John C. Calhoun
Many Answers
Mormons
Forty-Niner
Lone Star Republic
James K. Polk
Mountain men
