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- Which state was carved out of the Louisiana Purchase?
- Which of the following was the most likely reason for the support shown by the United States toward new governments in Latin America?
- For opponents and supporters alike, the Bank of the United States represented __________.
- Between 1815 and the 1840s, the lands __________ drew the greatest number of American settlers.
- Which of the following facilitated two-way commerce on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers?
- Which of the following countries had territorial claims in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s?
- A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
- Gold was discovered in California in 1848. People rushed to California during the gold rush in 1849. These people were known as the ...
- The president who made the Louisiana Purchase in order to provide land for small farmers, even though it conflicted with his beliefs about the powers given to the president in the Constitution.
- What year did the gold rush in California begin?
- What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold?
- Explorers who traveled through the western United States (Louisiana Purchase) between 1803 and 1806, gathering information about the terrain, wildlife, and Native American culture
- Route followed by wagon trains of early white settlers moving to the Pacific Northwest. The trail ended in Oregon. Many people died along the way due to the strenuous journey, lack of food or water, and disease. People traveled West for gold, free land and religious freedom.
- The name of the Lemhi Shoshone teen who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition. She carried her infant child while she helped them.
- Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US that opened the country to new markets, which led to economic expansion and new settlements.
- Brought prospectors "Rushing West" in 1849 to California; pushed Native Americans off their lands; population in CA quickly expanded
- The God given belief that the U.S. should extend and expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean (occupy all of North America).
- What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?
- 1787 law banning slavery in the Northwest Territory and establishing the procedure for new territories to become states.
- Which President is associated with the Indian Removal Act?