OregonTrailThis trail allowedsettlers to usewagons to carrytheir belongingsthrough difficultterrain.GoldWhatvaluable itemwasdiscovered atSutter's Mill?TelegraphA way tosend shortmessageslongdistancesBattleof LittleBighornThe NativeAmericans won thisbattle against theAmericans whenthey tried to forcethem to move toreservations.LocomotiveMade travelingWest easier;paved the wayfor theTranscontinentalRailroadForty-NinersThose whowent to findgold werecalled..TheAlamoThis military fortwas the location inwhich the Mexicanoverpowered theTexans after asieging the fort.War of1812Fighting betweenthe US and GreatBritain because oftrading restrictions,impressment, andthe British alliancewith the IndiansFrancisScottKeyWho wrotethe StarSpangledBanner?Trail ofTearsThe forcedrelocation ofthe NativeAmericanswas called...SacagaweaThe NativeAmericanwoman whoserved as atranslator forLewis and ClarkLouisianaPurchaseThis land doubledthe size of theUnited States,which allowed forexplorers to goWest.ThomasJeffersonWhatpresidentpurchasedthe LouisianaPurchase?IndianRemovalActGranted NativeAmericans westernland in exchangefor their own land;"removing" theIndians from theirown territories.Lewis& ClarkThese explorersfound a route tothe PacificOcean bytravelling on theOregon TrailMexican-AmericanWarFighting betweenthe US and theMexicans overMexican land thatthe US wanted fortheir expansion.RockyMountainsA physical barrierthat madetravelling on theOregon Traildifficult; theContinental Divideruns through it.OregonTerritoryThis territory wasshared betweenthe US and GreatBritain becausethe US did notwant to go to warwith them.GreatLakesA physicalfeature;includesErie, Huron,and HudsonFranceThis countryowned theLouisianaTerritory beforethe US boughtit.SteamboatMadetraveling onrivers muchfasterMississippiRiverLongest riverin the US;createdobstacles fortravelling westCottonGinHelpedworkersremoveseeds fromcottonContinentalDivideImaginary line in theRocky Mountainsthat tells thedirection in whichrivers flow (East ofthe Divide flows tothe Atlantic Ocean)OregonTrailThis trail allowedsettlers to usewagons to carrytheir belongingsthrough difficultterrain.GoldWhatvaluable itemwasdiscovered atSutter's Mill?TelegraphA way tosend shortmessageslongdistancesBattleof LittleBighornThe NativeAmericans won thisbattle against theAmericans whenthey tried to forcethem to move toreservations.LocomotiveMade travelingWest easier;paved the wayfor theTranscontinentalRailroadForty-NinersThose whowent to findgold werecalled..TheAlamoThis military fortwas the location inwhich the Mexicanoverpowered theTexans after asieging the fort.War of1812Fighting betweenthe US and GreatBritain because oftrading restrictions,impressment, andthe British alliancewith the IndiansFrancisScottKeyWho wrotethe StarSpangledBanner?Trail ofTearsThe forcedrelocation ofthe NativeAmericanswas called...SacagaweaThe NativeAmericanwoman whoserved as atranslator forLewis and ClarkLouisianaPurchaseThis land doubledthe size of theUnited States,which allowed forexplorers to goWest.ThomasJeffersonWhatpresidentpurchasedthe LouisianaPurchase?IndianRemovalActGranted NativeAmericans westernland in exchangefor their own land;"removing" theIndians from theirown territories.Lewis& ClarkThese explorersfound a route tothe PacificOcean bytravelling on theOregon TrailMexican-AmericanWarFighting betweenthe US and theMexicans overMexican land thatthe US wanted fortheir expansion.RockyMountainsA physical barrierthat madetravelling on theOregon Traildifficult; theContinental Divideruns through it.OregonTerritoryThis territory wasshared betweenthe US and GreatBritain becausethe US did notwant to go to warwith them.GreatLakesA physicalfeature;includesErie, Huron,and HudsonFranceThis countryowned theLouisianaTerritory beforethe US boughtit.SteamboatMadetraveling onrivers muchfasterMississippiRiverLongest riverin the US;createdobstacles fortravelling westCottonGinHelpedworkersremoveseeds fromcottonContinentalDivideImaginary line in theRocky Mountainsthat tells thedirection in whichrivers flow (East ofthe Divide flows tothe Atlantic Ocean)

Westward Expansion Bingo - 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. This trail allowed settlers to use wagons to carry their belongings through difficult terrain.
    Oregon Trail
  2. What valuable item was discovered at Sutter's Mill?
    Gold
  3. A way to send short messages long distances
    Telegraph
  4. The Native Americans won this battle against the Americans when they tried to force them to move to reservations.
    Battle of Little Bighorn
  5. Made traveling West easier; paved the way for the Transcontinental Railroad
    Locomotive
  6. Those who went to find gold were called..
    Forty-Niners
  7. This military fort was the location in which the Mexican overpowered the Texans after a sieging the fort.
    The Alamo
  8. Fighting between the US and Great Britain because of trading restrictions, impressment, and the British alliance with the Indians
    War of 1812
  9. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
    Francis Scott Key
  10. The forced relocation of the Native Americans was called...
    Trail of Tears
  11. The Native American woman who served as a translator for Lewis and Clark
    Sacagawea
  12. This land doubled the size of the United States, which allowed for explorers to go West.
    Louisiana Purchase
  13. What president purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
    Thomas Jefferson
  14. Granted Native Americans western land in exchange for their own land; "removing" the Indians from their own territories.
    Indian Removal Act
  15. These explorers found a route to the Pacific Ocean by travelling on the Oregon Trail
    Lewis & Clark
  16. Fighting between the US and the Mexicans over Mexican land that the US wanted for their expansion.
    Mexican- American War
  17. A physical barrier that made travelling on the Oregon Trail difficult; the Continental Divide runs through it.
    Rocky Mountains
  18. This territory was shared between the US and Great Britain because the US did not want to go to war with them.
    Oregon Territory
  19. A physical feature; includes Erie, Huron, and Hudson
    Great Lakes
  20. This country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US bought it.
    France
  21. Made traveling on rivers much faster
    Steamboat
  22. Longest river in the US; created obstacles for travelling west
    Mississippi River
  23. Helped workers remove seeds from cotton
    Cotton Gin
  24. Imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains that tells the direction in which rivers flow (East of the Divide flows to the Atlantic Ocean)
    Continental Divide