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| Why was the Wilderness Trail important? | It was the main route to the West. |
| What was an effect of more settlers moving west? | more towns were built along rivers |
| Why did France agree to sell Louisiana to the United States? | France needed money to fight the war with Britain |
| What was the goal of Corps of Discovery? | To draw maps and find out everything they could about the West. |
| What were the results of Pike's expedition? | That people in the Southwest needed manufactured goods. |
| What river did Lewis & Clark travel on? | Missouri River |
| How did the Louisiana Purchase help the United States grow? | They got more land. |
| Why did some Americans want to go to war with Great Britain? | Because the British stole their ships and men. |
| What were some of the outcomes of the War of 1812? | They won many battles and kept control of western land of the United States. |
| How did the country's sense of democracy change? | President Andrew Jackson gave people hope. |
| Why did the journey west by the Cherokee and other tribes become known as the Trail of Tears? | Because one of every four who traveled west died. |
| What was surprising about the Battle of the Alamo? | That Texas was declared an independent republic. |
| How did the Battle of Jacinto affect Texas? | It was annexed as a state in 1845. |
| Why did the Mormons move west? | Because they were not welcome in several parts of the United States. |
| Why did Mexico and the United States go to war? | They disagreed over the border between Texas and Mexico. |
| How did the discovery of gold change California? | Lots of people moved to California called forthy-niners. |
| What trails did pioneers use to travel west? | Mormon Trail & Oregon Trail |
| How did the Erie Canal change trade in the nation? | It linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean for shipping goods. |
| How did the invention of the steam engine change travel? | Ships could travel upstream against the current and were used to build train engines. |
| Why was Samuel Slater's change important? | Samuel Slater and Moses Brown built the first factory. |
| How did the reaper help farmers? | They were able to harvest their grain faster. |
| Hod did new inventions change life in the United States? | It made life easier and created jobs. |
| How did the cotton gin affect slavery | Because the cotton gin removed the seeds faster, they needed more slaves to pick the cotton faster. |
