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17 Cards in this Set
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Who explored the west in early america?
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Mountain men
-Fur trappers Explorers -Lewis & Clark, pike, etc |
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Who explored the west in early america?
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Mountain men
-Fur trappers Explorers -Lewis & Clark, pike, etc |
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What was the motivation for expansion to the west
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-Seen as a solution for problems
-Farmers looking for more land -Desire for profits -"Manifest Destiny" -National security (protecting borders) |
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What were the problems that motivated the expansion to the west
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-Crowding
-Unemployment -Soil depletion -Urban problems |
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What type of profits motivated the expansion to the west
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-Land speculation
-Trade (w/ asia) -Valuable resources |
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Describe the oregon territory
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Originally shared with great britain
-Eventually negotiate a border The oregon trail |
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What events were happening in texas?
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-Texans rebel against the gov't of mexico
-The alamo |
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What was the significance of the mexican war?
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President polk provokes a war with mexico in order to acquire california and other territories
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What was happening california?
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-Gold rush
-380,000 people lived in california by 1860 |
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What type of people moved into utah
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Mormons
-Pioneers in water management |
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What was the experiences of native americans on the west
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-Killed on the west
-In the plains, they were okay for the moment |
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The Republic of Texas achieved independence and voted in favor of annexation to the Unied States in 1836. In what year was it admitted to the Union?
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1845
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The route used by many pioneers to travel to the Pacific Northwest , crossing 2000 miles with a beginning point in Independence Missouri is known as the _____trail?
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Oregon trail
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What led to the population growth that allowed California to apply for statehood?
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The discovery of gold by James Marshall led to the Gold Rush.
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The United States purchased Louisiana from_________?
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France
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the lowest hottest driest region in the US that is located in east-central California and parts of Nevada
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Death Valley
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an historic waterway located in New York State that connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River
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Erie Canal
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