Why did Americans need better ways to travel?
Old ways for traveling is slow, uncomfortable in winter.
How did railroads improve transportation?
Trains could run in any weather. They are faster.
Who were the mountain men?
Mountain man is a fur trapper and trader who lived in the mountains and knew the wilderness.
What were the two main trails to the far West?
The Santa Fe Trail and Old Spanish Trail.
What was Manifest Destiny?
Americans believed that they had the right to live on any land between the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean.
How did Americans settle Texas?
Moses Austin started a colony in San Antonio. His son informed many people in come to this colony.
What happened at the battle of thee Alamo?
Mexicans defeated the Texans who were all killed. A few months after the Alamo, the Texans defeated the Mexican army at the battle of San Jacinto. Texas declareed independent.
What started the war with Mexico?
They disagreed on the boundary between their countries.
How did people travel west in the first half of the 1800s?
People travel by water, or canals.
Who fought at the battle of the Alamo?
Texans and Mexicans.
Mexican rule might be too strict live a happy life.
Weather along Mississippi River is varied. There are lots of rain and mud that make it hard to travel through. There are storms along the coasts line, too. Rivers are good for traveling but it froze during the winter.
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