MormonsFirstAmericans tosettle in theGreat BasinChineseMany unskilledyoung men whomade the choiceto move to theU.S. to find abetter life.Adams-OnisTreatyAlso known asthe FloridaTreaty. Definedthe boundarybetween U.S.and New SpainMissionariesTraveled west tospread teachingsand writings ofChristianity.Mission eventuallybecame boardingschoolMississippiRiverGeographicfeature thatrepresents theeastern borderof the LouisianaTerritoryTexasAnnexationBecame the28th state in1845. Mexican-American warbroke out afterthisLouisianaPurchaseMonroe paid$15 million forthis and theU.S. doubledin sizeannexto add aterritory toa countrymanifestdestinythe belief that itwas America’sright and duty tospread across theNorth Americancontinentimmigranta person whomoves from onecountry to another.Such a movementis calledimmigration.CaliforniosConvert CaliforniaIndians toChristianity.Credited withintroducingfamous crops tothe region.ranchoa land grant madeby the Mexicangovernment, usedmostly for raisingcattle and cropsMountainMenFur traders andtrappers.Establishedforts to tradefurs and surviveharsh winters.Lewis andClarkExpeditiona journey made from1804 to 1806 byMeriwether Lewisand William Clark toexplore the territorygained in theLouisiana PurchaseTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoEnded theMexican-AmericanWar in 1848ExplorersTraveled westto map newland routes forsettlers tofollow.OregonTrailan overland routethat stretched about2,000 miles fromIndependence,Missouri, to theColumbia River inOregonPioneerWomenWives andmothers movingwest with families.Some were alsohoping to increasesocial status.GadsdenPurchaseAllowed for theconstruction ofa southernroute fortranscontinentalrailroad.RockyMountainsA challengefor manypeople whotraveled tothe WestSalt LakeCity,UtahFinaldestinationfor Latter-day Saints(mormons)territorya region of land;also, a regiondesignated byCongress andorganized undera governorforty-ninersthe peoplewho joined therush for gold inCalifornia in1849OregonTreatySettled a disputebetween U.S. andEngland. Setborder betweenU.S. and BritishNorth America at49th parallelMormonsFirstAmericans tosettle in theGreat BasinChineseMany unskilledyoung men whomade the choiceto move to theU.S. to find abetter life.Adams-OnisTreatyAlso known asthe FloridaTreaty. Definedthe boundarybetween U.S.and New SpainMissionariesTraveled west tospread teachingsand writings ofChristianity.Mission eventuallybecame boardingschoolMississippiRiverGeographicfeature thatrepresents theeastern borderof the LouisianaTerritoryTexasAnnexationBecame the28th state in1845. Mexican-American warbroke out afterthisLouisianaPurchaseMonroe paid$15 million forthis and theU.S. doubledin sizeannexto add aterritory toa countrymanifestdestinythe belief that itwas America’sright and duty tospread across theNorth Americancontinentimmigranta person whomoves from onecountry to another.Such a movementis calledimmigration.CaliforniosConvert CaliforniaIndians toChristianity.Credited withintroducingfamous crops tothe region.ranchoa land grant madeby the Mexicangovernment, usedmostly for raisingcattle and cropsMountainMenFur traders andtrappers.Establishedforts to tradefurs and surviveharsh winters.Lewis andClarkExpeditiona journey made from1804 to 1806 byMeriwether Lewisand William Clark toexplore the territorygained in theLouisiana PurchaseTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoEnded theMexican-AmericanWar in 1848ExplorersTraveled westto map newland routes forsettlers tofollow.OregonTrailan overland routethat stretched about2,000 miles fromIndependence,Missouri, to theColumbia River inOregonPioneerWomenWives andmothers movingwest with families.Some were alsohoping to increasesocial status.GadsdenPurchaseAllowed for theconstruction ofa southernroute fortranscontinentalrailroad.RockyMountainsA challengefor manypeople whotraveled tothe WestSalt LakeCity,UtahFinaldestinationfor Latter-day Saints(mormons)territorya region of land;also, a regiondesignated byCongress andorganized undera governorforty-ninersthe peoplewho joined therush for gold inCalifornia in1849OregonTreatySettled 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. First Americans to settle in the Great Basin
    Mormons
  2. Many unskilled young men who made the choice to move to the U.S. to find a better life.
    Chinese
  3. Also known as the Florida Treaty. Defined the boundary between U.S. and New Spain
    Adams-Onis Treaty
  4. Traveled west to spread teachings and writings of Christianity. Mission eventually became boarding school
    Missionaries
  5. Geographic feature that represents the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory
    Mississippi River
  6. Became the 28th state in 1845. Mexican-American war broke out after this
    Texas Annexation
  7. Monroe paid $15 million for this and the U.S. doubled in size
    Louisiana Purchase
  8. to add a territory to a country
    annex
  9. the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent
    manifest destiny
  10. a person who moves from one country to another. Such a movement is called immigration.
    immigrant
  11. Convert California Indians to Christianity. Credited with introducing famous crops to the region.
    Californios
  12. a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops
    rancho
  13. Fur traders and trappers. Established forts to trade furs and survive harsh winters.
    Mountain Men
  14. 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
  15. Ended the Mexican-American War in 1848
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  16. Traveled west to map new land routes for settlers to follow.
    Explorers
  17. an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon
    Oregon Trail
  18. Wives and mothers moving west with families. Some were also hoping to increase social status.
    Pioneer Women
  19. Allowed for the construction of a southern route for transcontinental railroad.
    Gadsden Purchase
  20. A challenge for many people who traveled to the West
    Rocky Mountains
  21. Final destination for Latter-day Saints (mormons)
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  22. a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor
    territory
  23. the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
    forty-niners
  24. Settled a dispute between U.S. and England. Set border between U.S. and British North America at 49th parallel
    Oregon Treaty