Chapter 5: The U.S. West of the Mississippi

This was a significant trade agreement signed between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

After war with this country we annexed Texas and gained more territory in the West.

The Native Americans of the Great Plains were this type of people.

Population in the states west of the Mississippi River is

These Native villages made of mud homes in the Southwest were called what by the Spanish?

Most of Alaska is what?

Where is the Great Salt Lake located? (It's also where a lot of Mormons live)

Just west of the Mississippi is region of flat fertile farmland and rolling hills.

This is an example of a port city in the West.

What is a environmental challenge for this region of the country?

San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle all share ports on what body of water?

What type climate does Hawaii have?

Washington, Oregon, and this state all have active volcanoes that can be dangerous.

This city in the West eventually became a major resort town, known for casinos and hotels.

As more Americans moved West, many Native American tribes were forced to move to where?

The U.S. West of the Mississippi has only one type of major climate.

The Rockies are an example of this, a region of parallel mountain ranges.

The first industries in the West were what type of economic activities?

A region just beyond the edge of a settled area.

The name of the expedition that first explored the West for Americans.

According to this concept, the U.S. had a right to extend it's border to the Pacific.

The Cascades produces this effect that keeps much of the interior region dry.

The dams on the rivers in the West help to generate what type of energy resource.

Which country did we acquire the Louisiana Territory from in 1803?

This major river of the West helped to form the Grand Canyon.

During the 1930's and 1940's the Southern Great plains dried out so badly it became known as ?

This industry became important in the West in the 1900's, it involves traveling in the air.