America Story of US - Episode 3 - Westward Expansion

1. Where was the Cumberland Gap? How was it created?

2. What was the significance of Daniel Boone to westward expansion?

3. What native tribes did Boone and his men encounter in their journey west? How did they interact?

4. Remember the Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark? REMEMBER!!

5. What western commodities (goods) became valuable as a result of American western expansion?

6. Who was Jed Smith? What was his impact on westward expansion?

7. What were the motives of the “Great Wagon Trail”? Who was involved?

8. What was the mortality rate of Americans moving west?

9. What was the fate of the Donner Party?

10. What were the causes of the Texas Revolution? Explain the significance of the Alamo.

11. What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?

12. What was the migration rate to California due to the discovery of gold? How long did the “Gold Rush” last? How many struck gold?

13. What diseases were prevalent in the west? How did mortality compare to other parts of the country?

14. Explain Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act. What tribes were involved? Describe the Trail of Tears. Where were natives relocated to? Why?

15. How did merchants use the Mississippi River for trade? How did the steamship revolutionize trade/travel/transportation?