The Early Settlers Flashcards
1
Q
What did the early European traders do?
A
They developed trading ports in the east
2
Q
When was independence declared?
A
1776
3
Q
Why did people leave from Europe?
A
They were being persecuted and wanted a new start
4
Q
Who were the mountain men?
A
Explorers who had some knowledge of the routes that would become trails in the 1840s
5
Q
Push factors in the east?
A
Poverty Disease Religious persecution Taxes Over crowding
6
Q
Pull factors in the west?
A
New start Tall tales Fertile cheap land Government encouragement Gold and silver
7
Q
Who were the donner party?
A
They were heading for California and tried a shortcut, they got trapped in the Sierra Nevada in deep snow in 1846
8
Q
Manifest destiny?
A
White Americans saw it as their god given right to occupy and govern all of North America
