TheGadsdenPurchaseA small strip of landpurchased fromMexico in 1853 forthe purpose ofbuilding atrainscontinentalrailroad in the SouthTheLouisianaPurchaseThis areawasexplored byLewis andClarkAnnexationof TexasThis land grab bythe United Stateswas one of themain causes of theMexican-AmericanWar.TheConventionof 1818Settled thenorthernborder of theUS at the49th Parallel.TheMormonTrailA trail thatended inSalt LakeCity1846The year theUS obtainedthe OregonTerritory belowthe 49thParallelFranceJeffersonpurchase territorythat doubled thesize of the USfrom this country1803ThomasJeffersonpurchasedLouisiana fromFrance in thisyearfrontierKnicknamefor the newterritoryout WestTheOregonCountryThis territory wasonce claimed by fourdifferent countriesand was jointlyoccupied by Britainand the US.ThePacificOceanLewis and Clarkexplored theLouisianaTerritory andcontinue all theway to here Treatyof Paris1783set the boundaries ofthe US in the North atthe Great Lakes, inthe South at SpanishFlorida, in the Westat the MississippiRiver and in the eastat the Atlantic Ocean1819The yearthe USobtainedFloridaCompromiseof 1850This allowedCalifornia to enteras a free state andgave the South astricter fugitiveslave law.ManifestDestinyThe belief that theUS was destinedby God to own allthe territorybetween theAtlanta and PacificOceansCaliforniaAdmittedas a statein 1850JamesK. PolkPresidentduring themajority ofManifestDestinyprairieschoonerVehicle pulledby oxen thatwas used totravel alon thetrails westTheSantaFe TrailThis trailended in NewMexico andwas used asa trade route36 - 30line oflatitudeThe MissouriCompromiseincluded a line drawnat this parallel.Slavery would beallowed below it butnot above it.WestwardExpansionThe process bywhich the USgained territoryby war,purchase, ortreatySantaAnnaPresident andmilitary leader ofMexico whodefeated theTexans at theBattle of the AlamoTheOregonTrailA 2000 miletrail that ledall the way toPortlandThe MissouriCompromiseMaintained thebalance between freeand slave states byallowing MIssouri toenter as a slave stateand Maine as a freestate.MountainMenThese were thefirst people toenter the OregonTerritory to trapbeaver for their fur.The TreatyofGuadalupe-HildalgoEnded theMexican-American Warand gave the USthe MexicanCessionRememberthe AlamoThe Battlecry of Texansduring theTexasRevolutionAntebellumPeriodtime periodbetween the War of1812 and the CivilWar when most ofWestwardExpansion occured49ersKnicknamegiven to settlerswho rushed toCalifornia insearch of goldHenryClaysenatorknown as the"GreatCompromiser"TheGoldRushthousands offortune seekersrushed toCaliforniabecause of thisevent49thParallelOfficial borderbetween theUS and BritishCanadaMexican-AmericanWarWar fought overthe annexation ofTexas and aborder disputealong the RioGrande RiverMysterySpaceMysterySpaceSpainCeded theFloridaTerritory tothe US for$5 millionBleedingKansasa civil war thatbroke out betweenanti slavery andpro slaverygovernments inKansasWebster-AshburtonTreatysettled theborder betweenthe US andBritain in Maineand along LakeSuperiorTheAdams-OnisTreatyA treaty withSpain thatgave the USthe territoryof FloridaFloridabecame partof the USthrough theAdams-OnisTreatyTheGadsdenPurchaseA small strip of landpurchased fromMexico in 1853 forthe purpose ofbuilding atrainscontinentalrailroad in the SouthTheLouisianaPurchaseThis areawasexplored byLewis andClarkAnnexationof TexasThis land grab bythe United Stateswas one of themain causes of theMexican-AmericanWar.TheConventionof 1818Settled thenorthernborder of theUS at the49th Parallel.TheMormonTrailA trail thatended inSalt LakeCity1846The year theUS obtainedthe OregonTerritory belowthe 49thParallelFranceJeffersonpurchase territorythat doubled thesize of the USfrom this country1803ThomasJeffersonpurchasedLouisiana fromFrance in thisyearfrontierKnicknamefor the newterritoryout WestTheOregonCountryThis territory wasonce claimed by fourdifferent countriesand was jointlyoccupied by Britainand the US.ThePacificOceanLewis and Clarkexplored theLouisianaTerritory andcontinue all theway to hereTreatyof Paris1783set the boundaries ofthe US in the North atthe Great Lakes, inthe South at SpanishFlorida, in the Westat the MississippiRiver and in the eastat the Atlantic Ocean1819The yearthe USobtainedFloridaCompromiseof 1850This allowedCalifornia to enteras a free state andgave the South astricter fugitiveslave law.ManifestDestinyThe belief that theUS was destinedby God to own allthe territorybetween theAtlanta and PacificOceansCaliforniaAdmittedas a statein 1850JamesK. PolkPresidentduring themajority ofManifestDestinyprairieschoonerVehicle pulledby oxen thatwas used totravel alon thetrails westTheSantaFe TrailThis trailended in NewMexico andwas used asa trade route36 - 30line oflatitudeThe MissouriCompromiseincluded a line drawnat this parallel.Slavery would beallowed below it butnot above it.WestwardExpansionThe process bywhich the USgained territoryby war,purchase, ortreatySantaAnnaPresident andmilitary leader ofMexico whodefeated theTexans at theBattle of the AlamoTheOregonTrailA 2000 miletrail that ledall the way toPortlandThe MissouriCompromiseMaintained thebalance between freeand slave states byallowing MIssouri toenter as a slave stateand Maine as a freestate.MountainMenThese were thefirst people toenter the OregonTerritory to trapbeaver for their fur.The TreatyofGuadalupe-HildalgoEnded theMexican-American Warand gave the USthe MexicanCessionRememberthe AlamoThe Battlecry of Texansduring theTexasRevolutionAntebellumPeriodtime periodbetween the War of1812 and the CivilWar when most ofWestwardExpansion occured49ersKnicknamegiven to settlerswho rushed toCalifornia insearch of goldHenryClaysenatorknown as the"GreatCompromiser"TheGoldRushthousands offortune seekersrushed toCaliforniabecause of thisevent49thParallelOfficial borderbetween theUS and BritishCanadaMexican-AmericanWarWar fought overthe annexation ofTexas and aborder disputealong the RioGrande RiverMysterySpaceMysterySpaceSpainCeded theFloridaTerritory tothe US for$5 millionBleedingKansasa civil war thatbroke out betweenanti slavery andpro slaverygovernments inKansasWebster-AshburtonTreatysettled theborder betweenthe US andBritain in Maineand along LakeSuperiorTheAdams-OnisTreatyA treaty withSpain thatgave the USthe territoryof FloridaFloridabecame partof the USthrough theAdams-OnisTreaty

Westward Expansion - Manifest Destiny - 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. A small strip of land purchased from Mexico in 1853 for the purpose of building a trainscontinental railroad in the South
    The Gadsden Purchase
  2. This area was explored by Lewis and Clark
    The Louisiana Purchase
  3. This land grab by the United States was one of the main causes of the Mexican-American War.
    Annexation of Texas
  4. Settled the northern border of the US at the 49th Parallel.
    The Convention of 1818
  5. A trail that ended in Salt Lake City
    The Mormon Trail
  6. The year the US obtained the Oregon Territory below the 49th Parallel
    1846
  7. Jefferson purchase territory that doubled the size of the US from this country
    France
  8. Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana from France in this year
    1803
  9. Knickname for the new territory out West
    frontier
  10. This territory was once claimed by four different countries and was jointly occupied by Britain and the US.
    The Oregon Country
  11. Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory and continue all the way to here
    The Pacific Ocean
  12. set the boundaries of the US in the North at the Great Lakes, in the South at Spanish Florida, in the West at the Mississippi River and in the east at the Atlantic Ocean
    Treaty of Paris 1783
  13. The year the US obtained Florida
    1819
  14. This allowed California to enter as a free state and gave the South a stricter fugitive slave law.
    Compromise of 1850
  15. The belief that the US was destined by God to own all the territory between the Atlanta and Pacific Oceans
    Manifest Destiny
  16. Admitted as a state in 1850
    California
  17. President during the majority of Manifest Destiny
    James K. Polk
  18. Vehicle pulled by oxen that was used to travel alon the trails west
    prairie schooner
  19. This trail ended in New Mexico and was used as a trade route
    The Santa Fe Trail
  20. The Missouri Compromise included a line drawn at this parallel. Slavery would be allowed below it but not above it.
    36 - 30 line of latitude
  21. The process by which the US gained territory by war, purchase, or treaty
    Westward Expansion
  22. President and military leader of Mexico who defeated the Texans at the Battle of the Alamo
    Santa Anna
  23. A 2000 mile trail that led all the way to Portland
    The Oregon Trail
  24. Maintained the balance between free and slave states by allowing MIssouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
    The Missouri Compromise
  25. These were the first people to enter the Oregon Territory to trap beaver for their fur.
    Mountain Men
  26. Ended the Mexican-American War and gave the US the Mexican Cession
    The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo
  27. The Battle cry of Texans during the Texas Revolution
    Remember the Alamo
  28. time period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War when most of Westward Expansion occured
    Antebellum Period
  29. Knickname given to settlers who rushed to California in search of gold
    49ers
  30. senator known as the "Great Compromiser"
    Henry Clay
  31. thousands of fortune seekers rushed to California because of this event
    The Gold Rush
  32. Official border between the US and British Canada
    49th Parallel
  33. War fought over the annexation of Texas and a border dispute along the Rio Grande River
    Mexican-American War
  34. Mystery Space
    Mystery Space
  35. Ceded the Florida Territory to the US for $5 million
    Spain
  36. a civil war that broke out between anti slavery and pro slavery governments in Kansas
    Bleeding Kansas
  37. settled the border between the US and Britain in Maine and along Lake Superior
    Webster-Ashburton Treaty
  38. A treaty with Spain that gave the US the territory of Florida
    The Adams-Onis Treaty
  39. became part of the US through the Adams-Onis Treaty
    Florida