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Timeline Skills
Analyze the timeline. Also think about what you have learned. Then answer the following questions.
1. Which territories did the United States acquire during this time period? How did the nation acquire each of these territories?
2. What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition? How long did it last?
3. Name at least two reasons people moved to the American West in the 1800s.
4. Name at least three groups of people living in the West in the 1800s.
5. How long did the gold rush last? Name one of its impacts.
6. After the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, how many years did it take for the United
States to complete its spread across North America?
7. What was the Lone Star Republic? How many years did it last?
8. What motivated many Americans to support the Mexican-American War?
9. What happened in Wyoming Territory in 1869 for the first time in the nation’s history?
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Critical Thinking
Use the timeline and the lessons to answer the following questions.
10. Explain how manifest destiny influenced the westward expansion of the United States in
the 1800s.
11. Choose at least three groups living in the West during the 1800s. Explain how you think
each group felt about U.S. expansion into the West.
12. What do you believe is the most significant Mexicano contribution to life in the United
States? Explain your opinion.
13. If you could add three more events to this timeline, which would they be? List each event,
and explain why you think it is important enough to add to the timeline.
a.
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c.
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