Westward Expansion

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Push Factors...

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force people to move to a new area

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Motivations to expand: land, natural resources, economic opportunity, and Manifest Destiny

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Pull Factors

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Which of the following is a push factor for Westward Expansion?

• Religious Persecution
• Gold Rush
• Improvements in Transportation
• Improvements in farming tools

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Religious Persecution

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Pioneers traveled ______________ because it was safer.

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in wagon trains

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What does this list describe: bad weather, illness, accidents, dangerous river crossings?

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Hardships faced by pioneers

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Who was sent by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana territory? Options: Sacagawea, Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, Lewis and Clark

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Lewis and Clark

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Who built the Wilderness Road which was used by 100,000s of pioneers?

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Daniel Boone

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Who explored Colorado & Rocky Mountains which brought more people west?

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Zebulon Pike

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Who helped Lewis & Clark navigate the land and communicate with Native people?

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Sacagawea

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The United States Prior to 1803

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