Social Studies – Chapter 11 Study Guide
Know the vocabulary and the order of important events (composition notebook). Study the Westward Movement map and timeline in your notebook.
LESSON 1 (pgs. 426 – 433)
__The Wilderness Road________________________ was a road built through Cumberland Gap that made it easier to travel past the Appalachian Mountains.
Thanks to this road, what was the first state settled west of the Appalachians? __Kentucky________
Who was our president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase? _Thomas Jefferson__
What country did we purchase the land from? __France__
What were 2 big reasons this purchase was so important?
1. ______doubled__ the size of the U.S. 2. Gained the port city of __New Orleans_
The Lewis & Clark expedition started in _ St. Louis__, _____Missouri_.
What were 4 goals of the Lewis & Clark expedition?
1. Make _____maps__ of the new territory
2. Find a way to reach the __Pacific Ocean_____
3. Gather _plants____ & wildlife from the area
4. Speak with Native Americans about their new _”white father”_
Name 2 ways Sacagawea helped the Lewis & Clark expedition.
1. _____find routes_______ 2. __translated__ (3. saved their journals)
LESSON 2 (pgs. 436 – 441)
What were 3 causes of the War of 1812 with Britain?
1. Britain encouraged __Native Americans_____ to fight Americans.
2. Britain stopped Americans from trading with _ France___ by capturing trading ships.
3. Britain forced American _ sailors____ to work on their navy ships.
__Francis Scott Key___ wrote the poem “The Star-spangled Banner” during this war.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 said that Native Americans had to leave their lands and move to the __Indian Territory___ in __Oklahoma__.
In 1838, the Army enforced this act and made the tribes walk _800_ miles to their new territory.
This event was called the Trail of Tears because _1__ of every __4_ Native Americans died along the way.
LESSON 3 (pgs. 444 – 451)
Many settlers moved to the area of Texas, because Mexico __invited___ them and offered them _land__.
One big reason for the battle at the Alamo was that Mexico wanted to raise __taxes_____ on American settlers in Texas.
Many ____Mormons_____ moved west to find greater religious freedom.
In 1845, the state of ___Texas_____ joined the United States.
_Narcissa Whitman___ wrote letters that were published and made many pioneers want to move to Oregon.
The Oregon Trail begins in ___Independence___, ____Missouri_.
As a result of the Mexican-American War that ended in 1848, the U.S. gained a large area of land in the Mexican ___Cession___, that included the entire states of ____California____, ____Utah___, and ___Nevada____.
The California Gold Rush happened in ___1849____, and ___very few___ people actually got rich.
LESSON 4 (pgs. 452 – 457)
The Erie Canal connected the _Hudson__ River and the Great __Lakes__. It made
_New York City_ a trade center. It decreased the _time_ and __cost___ of shipping
goods.
The invention of the steam engine helped with transportation in two ways:
1. Ships could travel __upstream__ more easily.
2. Steam engines were used in locomotives to pull _ railroad cars____.
By the 1850’s, __9,000__ miles of railroad track allowed for goods to be shipped ___faster__ and for people to __travel___.
The Industrial Revolution changed people’s lives in many ways. Goods could be made ___faster___ and __cheaper_________. Fewer people worked on __farms__ and more worked in ____factories___. Many workers were ____women______ or ____children_______. People moved from ___farms___ to __cities______.
The invention of the Cotton Gin allowed cotton to be ready for market __faster___, so they planted __more cotton_____, and needed more ____slaves___ to harvest the cotton.
Samuel Morse invented ___Morse Code_____ and the telegraph which allowed people to _____communicate______ faster.
KNOW WHO HARRIET TUBMAN, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, AND SOJOURNER TRUTH WERE AND WHAT THEY WORKED TO ACCOMPLISH OR TRIED TO CHANGE.
