2. Westward Expansion

3. 100 200 400 300 400 MovingLet’s Make a Deal More and More Land To go or not to go 300 200 400 200 100 500 100 Final

4. 1,1 This is a man-made river used for transporting goods and people. What is a canal?

5. 1,2 This is how much a pioneer would have to pay to file to get land under the Homestead Act. What is $10?

6. 1,3 This is how many acres of land can someone get under the Homestead Act. What is a 160 acres?

7. 1,4 What is false? True or False: Pioneers feared the prospect of riches so some did not travel westward.

8. 2,1 This canal, in upstate New York, cost 7 million dollars and was 363 miles long. What is the Erie Canal?

9. 2,2 This man was the president who believed it was the country’s destiny to extend to the Pacific Ocean. Who is James Polk?

10. 2,3 What is France? This is the country Thomas Jefferson purchased land from (later known as the Louisiana Purchase).

11. 2,4 This is the reason why fur trappers traveled out west (primarily using the Oregon Trail) What is they were attracted to the plentiful animals?

12. 3,1 This is the age that all white men out west could vote. What is 21?

13. 3,2 This is the idea that it was the will of God for the U.S. to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. What is Manifest Destiny?

14. 3,3 What is being at least 21 years old, a citizen, head of household, and can’t bear arms against the U.S.? This is a qualification under the Homestead Act.

15. 3,4 What is $800 - $1200? This is the general cost for the necessary supplies to travel westward (for a family of 4).

16. 4,1 What is walking? This is the way MOST pioneers traveled out west.

17. 4,2 This was the agreement made at the end of the Mexican War for large amounts of land. The U.S. paid $15 million for this land What is the Mexican Cession?

18. 4,3 What is the Louisiana Purchase? This doubled the size of the country.

19. 4,4 What is fertile farmland, religious persecution, adventure and prospects of riches? Other than a fresh start, these are 2 reasons people traveled westward.

20. 5,1 This is the time of year settlers moved out west. Explain why. What is early Spring?

21. 5,2 This purchase was made with Mexico five years after the war and gave the U.S. the southern part of Arizona and New Mexico. What is the Gadsden Purchase?

22. 5,3 Who is Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? These are the two people who explored the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase. (Must be spelled correctly)

23. 5,4 Due to its rough terrain, these sometimes could be impassable. What are mountains?

24. Final Jeopardy! After the Mexican War, the United States gained all of California, Arizona, Nevada, and _______________. Also, we gained part of New Mexico, Colorado, and ___________________. 5,5 What is Utah and Wyoming?