-People rushed here when gold was discovered in 1849

Which invention helped move goods and people across the United States along rails using coal power?

The Original United States (1783)included which of the following:

This new technology made was invented by Robert Fulton, and enabled boats to travel up rivers, or to carry more goods, and was powered by wood or coal.

This new invention was used in mills, and made it easier to manufacture textiles and clothing.

These were pioneered by Eli Whitney (also the inventor of the Cotton Gin), and helped make it easier to make guns and other manufactured products.

In addition to California, Gold was also found here, which led to the Trail of Tears.

This new technology enabled easier travel along rivers, and utilized locks, towpaths, and boats pulled by mules to move goods. There is one in Washington D.C Called the C+O ________, and one in New York called the Erie ___________.

This video game, first released in the 1980s, which depicts travel West in a wagon train, is one of the best selling video games of all time.

This was the most dangerous animal in the West!

This large animal, an large ungulate, roamed the west in massive numbers, with herds reaching over a million, and was a key part of life for many Native American Tribes, was almost wiped out over hunting.

Which animal did NOT go extinct and can still be found roaming the West, albeit in smaller numbers than they used to?

True or False: When the pioneers moved west, they found no one living in the new territory. 

These people were famous for exploring the Louisiana Territory.

True or False: The entire American West has the same climate, it is rocky, dry (almost never rains), and has few to no trees. There are also few animals that live in the desolate, worthless region.

True or False: The United States got into a war over territory in the West.

Which person is NOT involved in Western Expansion?

Which is NOT a territory gained during the era of Western Expansion? 

The West is full of larger than life characters, who wrestled grizzly bears, raced trains, tunneled through mountains, and other outlandish deeds.  They include Davey Crockett, Stacker Lee, Davey Crockett, John Henry, Pecos Bill, Calamity Jane and Paul Bunyan. They are known as......