5th Grade Westward Expansion Before the Civil War

A sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong

List the reasons that people wanted to go west even though travel was difficult.

A settlement built for the purpose of converting Native Americans to Christianity:

List some things that Lewis and Clark saw on their expedition.

how many people moved to california during the gold rush

A formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries

A formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries

A place where travelers can pay to eat and sleep

What is a railroad engine?

What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the West?

How did building the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?

To leave one country to settle permanently in another

a person who translates from one language to another

How did Daniel Boone encourage settlement of the west?

What was Tecumseh's idea for resisting American settlers?

What did the Mexican government ask the first American Texas settlers to do?

Why was Sacagawea hired by the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

What two areas did President Polk want to annex to the United States?

where newly settled areas meet unsettled, but not necessarily uninhabited, areas

Oregon Country was so valuable to America because of what?

Did most people strike it rich during the Gold Rush?

One of the first people to settle in an area.

the distance between the equator and a place north or south of the equator; measured in degrees

What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?

Why was it difficult for people to travel in America in the early 1700s?

The United States and Great Britain used this stratey to avoid war over the Oregorn Country.

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to the Native Americans?

Why wasn’t Texas admitted to the United States right away?

Why did Mormons want to settle in the West?

What were the reasons that Americans kept expanding into new lands?

What are the advantages of railroads over canals?

Was prospecting a hard way of life?