Westward Expansion Brainpop

1. What event prompted settlers to rush to California?
5. What idea spread democracy and U.S. rule across our continent from sea to shining sea?
11. As settlers moved west they faced bad weather and ______ which made the journey dangerous.
12. What did trappers sell to earn money?
13. With the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, settlers could reach the west coast in just a few _____.
14. About how many million people lived in the U.S. in 1850?
16. The original settlers were ______ or mountain men.
20. What is a large mass of land called - hint - there are 7!
22. What group of people were pushed out of their land and moved west.
24. As soon as enough _____ moved into a territory, it could become a state!
25. What is the name of the famous path west? The ______ Trail.

2. In 1803, the U.S. government bought a huge amount of land called the _____ Purchase.
3. Which two cities connected the Transcontinental Railroad? Sacramento and ______.
4. What type of government does the U.S. have?
6. What was added in 1845 and is a really big chunk of land that borders Mexico?
7. if you moved onto land and farmed it, you would be given the land for free! This was called _______.
8. What building provided help and supplies as settlers moved west?
9. Pioneers traveled in _____ ______ with dozens of families as they moved west.
10. Before it was a STATE, it was a _________
12. The journey on the Oregon Trail lasted about ____ months.
15. What railroad was completed in 1869?
17. Which animals pulled the wagons in the wagon trains going west?
18. This territory in the Pacific Northwest was acquired in 1846.
19. Where were Native Americans forced to live after they were pushed off their land?
21. Native Americans taught safe ______ across the desert to the settlers.
23. During what century did the U.S. grow quickly? Hint: 1800's