Westward Expansion 2

What two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?

What was the main reason emigrants were travelling on the Oregon Trail?

The United States was involved in a boundary dispute with Britain over what territory?

The United States was involved in a conflict with Mexico over what territorial addition?

Which of these four events happened THIRD?

At this battle, the revolutionaries were crushed by Santa Ana.  Its name became a rallying cry.

What mountain range is a major geographic obstacle to travel in the West?

In what area did the Mormons settle?

Which of these four events happened FIRST?

The forced march of Cherokee Indians to new land in the West was known as what?

Which of these four events happened LAST?

Why was California made a state so quickly after it was added to the U.S.?

Which word/phrase describes the change in population of the buffalo on the plains in the 1800s?

What two ethnic groups helped to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

Which of these groups was not very happy with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Which of these four events happened SECOND?

Before gaining independence, Texas was a part of what country?

What was the main reason emigrants were traveling on the Mormon Trail?

Conducted by rugged mountain men, what was the first industry in the American west?

What was the MAIN purpose of the expedition through the Louisiana Purchase land?

What was the relationship between the discovery of gold and the Transcontinental RR?

Who did Thomas Jefferson choose to lead an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

What was the main reason emigrants were travelling on the California Trail?

After the Mexican-American War, what did the United States get?

Which word best describes the change in population in the west after gold was discovered?

What mountain range covers a large portion of western U.S. lands?

In what current western state was gold first discovered in the west?

What was used to signify the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Where were Native American tribes all moved to by the end of the 1800s?

The idea that it was the fate of the U.S. to expand out to the Pacific Ocean is known as what?

Why did the U.S. make the Gadsden purchase?