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AREAS OF WESTWARD EXPANSION
Date Jan. 11-15
12. Areas of expansion, geographic features, states & westward trails
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
(St. Joseph to Oregon City)
(Independence to Santa Fe)
Mormon trail
California Trail
(St. Joseph to Salt Lake City)
(Independence to Sutter’s Ft.)
Tuesday, Jan. 12 Sequence: (Gadsden, Northwest, Francis Scott Key)
___1. ________________________________ wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
A.1787
___2. The ____________ Ordinance required 60,000 people to make a state.
B.1812
___3. The U.S. made the ______________ Purchase in order to build a railroad.
C.1853
MAP: 4. Kansas & Nebraska & Oklahoma were part of which area? ____________________
5. What trail went from Missouri to New Mexico? __________________________
Cause/effect: ___6. Farmers shipped goods on the Mississippi River.
___7. Most large settlements were along navigable rivers like the Mississippi River.
___8. The U.S. & Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
___9. The U.S. got the land in the _________________ and paid Mexico $15 million.
Analogies:
10. Mexican Cession : ______________ : : Florida : Spain
Classification:
11. Louisiana
Maine
Kansas
Nebraska
Weds, Jan. 13
Sequence: (France, annexed, Pennsylvania)
___1. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from _________ for $15 million. A.1682
___2. William Penn started the _____________ colony for Quakers.
B. 1803
___3. Texas was _________________ to the United States.
C. 1845
MAP: 4. In what year were the states in the Mexican Cession added? ____________ 5. What area
that once belonged to Mexico was added to the US 3 years before the Mexican Cession? ________
Cause/effect: ____6. Jefferson sent _________ and Clark to explore the area.
____7. Lewis and Clark followed the ____________ River to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Cause/effect:___8. Americans believed in manifest destiny.
___9. Americans moved ___________________to new lands and opportunities.
Analogies: 10. Louisiana Purchase : navigable rivers : : _________________ : gold
Classification:
11.
Utah
religion
gold rush
Mormons
Thursday, Jan. 14 Sequence: (California, religious freedom, James Madison)
___1.Colonists came from Britain to the U.S. for ________________________
A.1630
___2. ___________________ took notes at the Constitutional Convention
B.1787
___3. Gold was discovered in _______________________.
C.1849
MAP: 4. Which area was acquired as a result of the Mexican War? __________________________
5. Which area was acquired in order to build a railroad? ____________________________
Cause/effect: ___ 6. The U.S. got the Northwest territory after winning war with Britain.
___7. Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance in order to create ___________ out of this land.
___8. Most new settlements were located along navigable rivers and oceans.
___9. Settlers needed __________ to ship their crops to ocean ports like New Orleans.
Analogies: 10. Kansas : Louisiana Purchase : : Idaho : ____________________
Classification: 11.
Minnesota
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Friday, Jan. 15 Sequence: (Cession, Britain, independence)
___1. America went to war with _________ because they seized US ships & sailors.
A.1776
___2. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the U.S. land in the Mexican __________. B.1812
___3. American colonists declared their ______________ from Britain.
C.1848
MAP: 4. In what year did the U.S. get the land in the northwest part of America?________________
5. Which two states were part of the Gadsden Purchase? ___________ and __________________
6. Which trail ended in Utah? _______________________
Cause/effect: ___7.Americans believed in Manifest Destiny.
___8. The American government bought western lands & it stretched from ocean to ocean.
___9. Mormons were persecuted because of their religion.
___10. Mormons traveled west to ___________ where they could live in peace together.
Analogies 11. Quakers : Pennsylvania : : ________________ : Utah
EXTRA CREDIT Sequence: (British, Columbus, British)
Map: 1.The Rocky Mountains are (east or west) of the Mississippi River.
2.Which country is north of the United States? __________________________
3.Which country is south of the United States? __________________________
4.Which state is the farthest southeast? _______________ 8. northwest? ________________
Cause/effect: ___5. Settlers traveled together in wagon trains.
___6. Traveling west to new land was often dangerous.
Analogies: 7. wagons : pioneer : : ________________ : explorers
8. Mexican Cession : desert : : Louisiana Purchase : ______________
Classification: 9. agriculture
farm
crops
urban