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1
Who were the 49ers?
Miners of the gold rush
Native americans
Mountain men
2
What connects the Hudson with Lake Erie?
Mountain Men and Women
Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh
The Erie Canal
Osceola
3
Who blazed the wilderness trail through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains?
Daniel Boone
Zebulon Pike
Osceola
Lewis and Clark
4
The inventions of ______ and ______ helped travel become more easy.
Planes and spaceships
Steamboats and steam locomotives
Wagon trains
5
A Seminole leader who took a stand against the White Americans trying to displace his tribe.
Osceola
The Erie Canal
Mountain Men and Women
Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh
6
The _________ was a wide area of flat land.
Plains Lands
Great Grass
Great Plains
7
How did the Native Americans try to
resist
the westward expansion
Answers 1, 2, and 3
Cherokee went to the Supreme Court
Seminole War
Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh tried to unite tribes
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Who got important information about the Spanish territory. A mountain was named after him.
Zebulon Pike
Lewis and Clark
Osceola
Daniel Boone
9
Brothers who attempted to unite the Native American tribes against the White Americans
Mountain Men and Women
Osceola
Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh
The Erie Canal
10
What was the Trail of Tears?
The long and dangerous march of 49ers to California
The river that was believed to be formed by the gods tears
A devastating U.S. government removal of Native Americans
11
Who explored the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
Osceola
Daniel Boone
Zebulon Pike
12
Describe the effect of Manifest Destiny on Native Americans.
It was a great experience!
They loved it
It pushed them forcefully out of their land
13
What was the significance of the Battle of Alamo?
It was magical
It was an epic battle
It was a rally cry, and made people wan to fight
14
Why did many northerners oppose the Mexican-American war?
They didn’t want the addition of more slave states
They wanted the U.S. to remain its current size
They didn’t want to push people off their land
15
Which two mountain ranges proved obstacles during westward expansion?
Everest and Rocky Mountains
Appalachian and Everest Mountains
1 and 2
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
16
What is David Thoreau's civil disobedience.
peaceful
violent
17
Acted as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark; was the only women on the expedition.
Sacagawea
Osceola
Zebulon Pike
Daniel Boone
18
Before transcontinental railroads people traveled in covered wagons on the ____ and ___ trails.
Santa Fe and Oregon
North and South
West and East
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What were wagon trains?
Groups of covered wagons traveling together
A toy young pioneers played with
An early version of the train, with cloth coverings
20
Were people who went west in hopes of earning profit from fur trade
Osceola
Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh
Mountain Men and Women
The Erie Canal
