Chapter 3 Study Guide

Question 1

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 1

Napoleon sold the Louisiana
Region to the United States for $15 million.

Question 2

Lewis and Clark

Answer 2

Explorers of the Central Plains who were asked to map the area, learn about the plants and animals, find a river that went all the way to the Pacific Ocean, and learn about the American Indians.

Question 3

American Explorers that traveled through the Central Plains

Answer 3

Stephen Long and Zebulon Pike

Question 4

abundant

Answer 4

present or available in large quantities

Question 5

botanical

Answer 5

(adjective) relating to plants or plant life

Question 6

confluence

Answer 6

(noun) a flowing together of two or more streams or rivers

Question 7

consent

Answer 7

(noun) permission for something to happen

Question 8

critical

Answer 8

(adjective) having crucial importance to the success, failure, or existence of something

Question 9

headwaters

Answer 9

(noun) a tributary stream of a river that is close to its water source or forms part of its source

Question 10

assimilate

Answer 10

to absorb or conform to the customs and attitudes of particular group

Question 11

compensation

Answer 11

something offered as payment in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury

Question 12

emigrant

Answer 12

someone leaving one country to settle in another

Question 13

eminent domain

Answer 13

the power of the government to take private property for public use

Question 14

lobby

Answer 14

to try to influence lawmakers to take a specific action

Question 15

recourse

Answer 15

a source of help in a difficult situation

Question 16

reservation

Answer 16

land set aside by the US government for American Indians

Question 17

self-determination

Answer 17

the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government

Question 18

Indian Removal Act

Answer 18

All Indian tribes in the East had to move to the lands west of the Mississippi River. Many promises made to the Indians were broken. Missions on the reservations forbade children to speak in their native language and students were encouraged to be “Americanized.” Tribes like the Kickapoo and Delaware became known as “emigrant Indians.”

Question 19

Mission Schools

Answer 19

Schools that worked to convert the Indians to Christianity and to teach to farming or learning a trade.

Question 20

commerce

Answer 20

the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

Question 21

entrepreneur

Answer 21

a person who takes the risks of starting and owning a business

Question 22

epidemic

Answer 22

a widespread outbreak of disease

Question 23

Manifest Destiny

Answer 23

The belief that it is a God-given right that the United States should span from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Question 24

objective

Answer 24

a goal

Question 25

prosperity

Answer 25

the state of being financially successful

Question 26

ration

Answer 26

to restrict the amount goods available to buy or use

Question 27

squatter

Answer 27

a person who occupies land or property that they do not own

Question 28

The Oregon Trail

Answer 28

The Oregon Trail served families wanting to make a better life in the West. It was a difficult journey - wagons tipping over, disease, poor sanitation, gunshot wounds, and a lack of experience and supplies often killed them before the got to their destination.

Question 29

United States’ forts on the Kansas frontier

Answer 29

were built to house soldiers who would keep the peace between traveling settlers and the American Indians

Question 30

The Santa Fe Trail

Answer 30

This route was important for entrepreneurs. Since it brought in many traders, the New Mexican government welcomed it. The Spanish did not want outsiders, but when Spanish territory was overthrown by Mexico, they began to welcome outside trade from the Santa Fe Trail.

Question 31

Corps of Discovery

Answer 31

The purpose of the Corps of Discovery was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.