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Copy these notes into your packet starting on page 4

Copy these notes into your packet starting on page 4. Routes to the West. Mississippi River William Clark Fur trappers Mexican Silver Los Angeles Mountain men Jed Smith South Pass Settlers Iowa Mexico Independence President state. 16. Oregon 17. Wagon trains 18. Rocky Mountains

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Copy these notes into your packet starting on page 4

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  1. Copy these notes into your packet starting on page 4 Routes to the West

  2. Mississippi River William Clark Fur trappers Mexican Silver Los Angeles Mountain men Jed Smith South Pass Settlers Iowa Mexico Independence President state 16. Oregon 17. Wagon trains 18. Rocky Mountains 19. Spring 20. Survived 21. Farmlands 22. Great Salt Lake 23. forty-niners 24. California 25. Mountain 26. Oxen or mules 27. Great American Desert 28. California Trail 29. Columbia River 30. forts Routes to the Westpages 4-5

  3. Routes to the Westpage 6 • The Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail each began at Independence. • The first states formed west of the Mississippi River were Louisiana, Missouri, and Arkansas. • During the 1820’s Stephen Austin led American settlers into Texas. • Before becoming a state, Texas was called the Lone Star Republic.

  4. 5. The first wagon trains began traveling to Oregon and California in the 1840’s. • American traders took manufactured goods into Mexican territory over the Santa Fe Trail, and returned with gold, silver, and furs. • Fur trappers called mountain men roamed the Rocky Mountain Region.

  5. 8. Jim Bridger and Jed Smith discovered the South Pass which was used by wagon trains crossing the Rocky Mountains to Oregon and California. • Traders, trappers, explorers, and missionaries told stories about rich farmlands in California and Oregon. • Brigham Young and the Mormons settled next to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

  6. False 11. Thousands of settlers rushed to Texas in 1849 during the gold rush. 12. Pioneers called the Rocky Mountains “the Great American Desert.” False

  7. True 13. The Old Spanish Trail led from Santa Fe to Los Angeles. 14. Wagon trains used the California Trail to reach the Willamette Valley. False 15. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman wrote letters to friends back East describing the opportunities that awaited them in Oregon. True

  8. Oregon Country Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation Gasden Purchase Mexican Cession A E D C B

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