Chapter 5 Study Guide
Why did the Native Americans support the British in the War of 1812?
- The Native Americans were mad their land was being taken by the American settlers. The British gave the Native Americans weapons to attack the settlers.
Where was Missouri’s constitution written?
- St. Louis
What caused St. Louis to grow quickly between 1830 and 1850?
- In St. Louis travelers stopped and could buy whatever they needed for the trip west
- People opened up shops in St. Louis for travelers heading west to buy supplies
What event caused a large westward movement in 1849?
- Gold was discovered in California (The California Gold Rush)
Difference between the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail.
- Oregon Trail led northwest from the Missouri River all the way to California/Oregon
- Santa Fe Trail ran further south from Independence, Missouri to New Mexico.
Make sure you can read a timeline as well!
Word
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Definition
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Pioneer
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People who settle on land that is new to them
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri would become a slave state and Maine would be a free state.
Everything below Missouri (besides Missouri) would be slave and everything above would be free
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Constitution
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Plan of government
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Debt
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Money that is owed to other people
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Loan
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Money that is borrowed that should be payed back
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Frontier
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The edge of settled areas
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Mountain Men
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Men who hunted and searched for fur in the Rocky Mountains.
They get their name because they hunt in the Rocky Mountains
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Gold Rush
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People flooded, or rushed, to California to find gold
Began in 1849
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Oregon Trail
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Oregon trail led Northwest from the Missouri River
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Santa Fe Trail
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It started in Independence, Missouri and led to New Mexico
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