Match the following events to their descriptions.

Question

Oregon Trail Purchase of territory from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the United
States. A period of mass migration to California in search of gold, beginning in 1848. The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent A 2,170-mile route used by pioneers to travel to the western United States like X
Oregon and Washington

Answer 1

Oregon Trail - A 2,170-mile route used by pioneers to travel to the western United States like Oregon and Washington.
Louisiana Purchase - Purchase of territory from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
California Gold Rush - A period of mass migration to California in search of gold, beginning in 1848.
Manifest Destiny - The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent.