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Westward Expansion Webquest
Directions: Answer the following questions using the provided links. You may write or type your answers.
At the end of the Mexican War, what land areas did the U.S. receive?
www.google.com |
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Who were the original creators of the Oregon Trail?
http://www.calgoldrush.com/ (Hint: Choose Part I, then "The Journey by Land") |
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What were two purposes for the forts on the Oregon Trail?
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/road2oregon/sa13forts.html |
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What did the Monroe Doctrine state to European powers?
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/us_history/monroe_doctrine.html |
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Who invented the Cotton Gin? How did it help the South to prosper?
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions/whitney_eli.html |
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What Virginian invented the reaper? How was it helpful to farmers?
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/101.html |
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What impact did Fulton’s improved steamboat have on the United States?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/fulton_hi.html |
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What four things did the transcontinental railroad do for the country?
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov2.shtml |
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Respond to these questions: |
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If you were on the Trail in 1850, what seven supplies would you have taken with you? Why? |
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Which invention do you think had the greatest impact on western expansion? Why? |