Westward Expansion

Question 1

Where did the Oregon trail begin.

Answer 1

Independence, Missouri

Question 1

How were the Native American affected by the growth of the United States

Answer 1

Many Native American were pushed off their land by the US Army

Question 2

Cotton Gin

Answer 2

An invention that led to an increase in the number of slaves who worked on plantations.

Question 3

Railroads

Answer 3

Improved life for the people in the U.S. by making it easier for the people to travel and ship goods.

Question 4

What happened in 1792?

Answer 4

Kentucky became the first state west of the Appalachains.

Question 5

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 5

An agreement made by President Jefferson which greatly increased the size of the United States

Question 6

Indian Removal Act

Answer 6

Forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

Question 7

John Sevier

Answer 7

The first Governor of Tennessee

Question 8

Gap

Answer 8

A low place between mountains.

Question 9

Canal

Answer 9

Human made waterway that connects bodies of water.

Question 10

Cession

Answer 10

Something that is given up such as land.

Question 11

Ford

Answer 11

To cross

Question 12

Assimilate

Answer 12

To adopt

Question 13

Nationalism

Answer 13

Pride in one’s country.

Question 14

Annex

Answer 14

To add to

Question 15

Manifest destiny

Answer 15

A certain destiny

Question 16

Lock

Answer 16

A part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered to bring ships to the level of the next part of the canal.

Question 17

What is the Removal Act?

Answer 17

A law signed by Andrew Jackson that forced the Cherokee Indians and other tribes to leave their land and go to an area west of the Mississippi River to what is now Oklahoma.

Question 18

Why were trails so important to the growth of the United States.

Answer 18

Travel to the west was dangerous and unknown to Americans. Following a trail settlers reach their destination safely.

Question 19

Give an example of how a new invention of the Industrial Revolution changed the lives of Americans.

Answer 19

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made it possible to remove the seeds from cotton faster. This resulted in an increase in slaves worked on plantations.

Question 20

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

Answer 20

It doubled the size of the United States. It extended our border to the Rocky Mountains and allowed Americans to explore more of the land in North America.

Question 21

What obstacles did Lewis and Clark find in their search for a direct water route across North America?

Answer 21

The obstacle they reached was the Rocky Mountains. They had to cross the mountain by foot.

Question 22

Why did the Mormons choose to settle in The Utah Territory?

Answer 22

To find greater religious freedom.