Salt LakeCity,UtahFinaldestinationfor Latter-day Saints(mormons)ranchoa land grant madeby the Mexicangovernment, usedmostly for raisingcattle and cropsMissionariesTraveled west tospread teachingsand writings ofChristianity.Mission eventuallybecame boardingschoolGadsdenPurchaseAllowed for theconstruction ofa southernroute fortranscontinentalrailroad.MormonsFirstAmericans tosettle in theGreat BasinCaliforniosConvert CaliforniaIndians toChristianity.Credited withintroducingfamous crops tothe region.MountainMenFur traders andtrappers.Establishedforts to tradefurs and surviveharsh winters.ExplorersTraveled westto map newland routes forsettlers tofollow.TexasAnnexationBecame the28th state in1845. Mexican-American warbroke out afterthisLewis andClarkExpeditiona journey made from1804 to 1806 byMeriwether Lewisand William Clark toexplore the territorygained in theLouisiana Purchasemanifestdestinythe belief that itwas America’sright and duty tospread across theNorth AmericancontinentRockyMountainsA challengefor manypeople whotraveled tothe WestPioneerWomenWives andmothers movingwest with families.Some were alsohoping to increasesocial status.OregonTrailan overland routethat stretched about2,000 miles fromIndependence,Missouri, to theColumbia River inOregonterritorya region of land;also, a regiondesignated byCongress andorganized undera governorAdams-OnisTreatyAlso known asthe FloridaTreaty. Definedthe boundarybetween U.S.and New SpainTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoEnded theMexican-AmericanWar in 1848MississippiRiverGeographicfeature thatrepresents theeastern borderof the LouisianaTerritoryforty-ninersthe peoplewho joined therush for gold inCalifornia in1849ChineseMany unskilledyoung men whomade the choiceto move to theU.S. to find abetter life.LouisianaPurchaseMonroe paid$15 million forthis and theU.S. doubledin sizeannexto add aterritory toa countryimmigranta person whomoves from onecountry to another.Such a movementis calledimmigration.OregonTreatySettled a disputebetween U.S. andEngland. Setborder betweenU.S. and BritishNorth America at49th parallelSalt LakeCity,UtahFinaldestinationfor Latter-day Saints(mormons)ranchoa land grant madeby the Mexicangovernment, usedmostly for raisingcattle and cropsMissionariesTraveled west tospread teachingsand writings ofChristianity.Mission eventuallybecame boardingschoolGadsdenPurchaseAllowed for theconstruction ofa southernroute fortranscontinentalrailroad.MormonsFirstAmericans tosettle in theGreat BasinCaliforniosConvert CaliforniaIndians toChristianity.Credited withintroducingfamous crops tothe region.MountainMenFur traders andtrappers.Establishedforts to tradefurs and surviveharsh winters.ExplorersTraveled westto map newland routes forsettlers tofollow.TexasAnnexationBecame the28th state in1845. Mexican-American warbroke out afterthisLewis andClarkExpeditiona journey made from1804 to 1806 byMeriwether Lewisand William Clark toexplore the territorygained in theLouisiana Purchasemanifestdestinythe belief that itwas America’sright and duty tospread across theNorth AmericancontinentRockyMountainsA challengefor manypeople whotraveled tothe WestPioneerWomenWives andmothers movingwest with families.Some were alsohoping to increasesocial status.OregonTrailan overland routethat stretched about2,000 miles fromIndependence,Missouri, to theColumbia River inOregonterritorya region of land;also, a regiondesignated byCongress andorganized undera governorAdams-OnisTreatyAlso known asthe FloridaTreaty. Definedthe boundarybetween U.S.and New SpainTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoEnded theMexican-AmericanWar in 1848MississippiRiverGeographicfeature thatrepresents theeastern borderof the LouisianaTerritoryforty-ninersthe peoplewho joined therush for gold inCalifornia in1849ChineseMany unskilledyoung men whomade the choiceto move to theU.S. to find abetter life.LouisianaPurchaseMonroe paid$15 million forthis and theU.S. doubledin sizeannexto add aterritory toa countryimmigranta person whomoves from onecountry to another.Such a movementis calledimmigration.OregonTreatySettled a disputebetween U.S. andEngland. Setborder betweenU.S. and BritishNorth America at49th parallel

Westward Expansion - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Final destination for Latter-day Saints (mormons)
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops
    rancho
  3. Traveled west to spread teachings and writings of Christianity. Mission eventually became boarding school
    Missionaries
  4. Allowed for the construction of a southern route for transcontinental railroad.
    Gadsden Purchase
  5. First Americans to settle in the Great Basin
    Mormons
  6. Convert California Indians to Christianity. Credited with introducing famous crops to the region.
    Californios
  7. Fur traders and trappers. Established forts to trade furs and survive harsh winters.
    Mountain Men
  8. Traveled west to map new land routes for settlers to follow.
    Explorers
  9. Became the 28th state in 1845. Mexican-American war broke out after this
    Texas Annexation
  10. a journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase
    Lewis and Clark Expedition
  11. the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent
    manifest destiny
  12. A challenge for many people who traveled to the West
    Rocky Mountains
  13. Wives and mothers moving west with families. Some were also hoping to increase social status.
    Pioneer Women
  14. an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon
    Oregon Trail
  15. a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor
    territory
  16. Also known as the Florida Treaty. Defined the boundary between U.S. and New Spain
    Adams-Onis Treaty
  17. Ended the Mexican-American War in 1848
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  18. Geographic feature that represents the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory
    Mississippi River
  19. the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
    forty-niners
  20. Many unskilled young men who made the choice to move to the U.S. to find a better life.
    Chinese
  21. Monroe paid $15 million for this and the U.S. doubled in size
    Louisiana Purchase
  22. to add a territory to a country
    annex
  23. a person who moves from one country to another. Such a movement is called immigration.
    immigrant
  24. Settled a dispute between U.S. and England. Set border between U.S. and British North America at 49th parallel
    Oregon Treaty