Louisiana Purchase
Who bought the Louisiana Territory?
The U.S.
Manifest Destiny was a _________, not a real life event.
Belief/Idea/Philosophy
Who made the Oregon Trail?
Lewis and Clark (Bonus if you say Sacagawea) and other travelers.
Missouri Compromise divided the country by what line?
36 parallel
What was the Monroe Doctrine? Like, literally, what was it?
Declaration/Announcement to the Eastern Hemisphere.
How much did the Louisiana territory cost?
15 Million
Who led the expedition into the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
Why did regular people move west?
To start a new life on new land.
When Missouri applied to be a state, this started an argument between who?
People in Congress.
Where did the Monroe Doctrine come from?
The U.S.
The Louisiana Territory had the Mississippi River. How does that benefit the U.S?
By providing fresh water to American travelers, and providing a way to travel.
Manifest Destiny is.....
an American belief that Americans were destined by God to explore/control/expand coast to coast.
Why did Christians move west?
To convert native Americans to Christianity.
What was the argument about when Missouri applied to become a state?
Whether it would be a free or a slave state.
The Monroe Doctrine separated the world into what two sections politically?
Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
How much did the U.S. increase by after buying the Louisiana Territory?
double
How could Lewis and Clark afford to explore the West?
People who were rich and believed in Manifest Destiny paid for them to do so.
What fraction of people died on the Oregon Trail?
1/10
Missouri became a state under the Missouri Compromise of 1820. What was the compromise, though?
Missouri would become a slave state, and Maine would be added as a free state.
What did the Monroe Doctrine say? (two parts)
The U.S. was the protector of the Western Hemisphere, and if Europeans tried to colonize any part of the U.S., it would stop them.
How did the U.S. benefit from getting New Orleans in the Louisiana Purchase? (Geographical explanation needed too)
Because New Orleans was on the coast of the Gulf of America/Mexico. Because of that, there was a port there which provided trade.
What was Manifest Destiny used for?
It was used as an excuse or to justify Americans removing the Native Americans from their homes.
DName the 6 dangers of the Oregon Trail.
Starvation
Disease
Dehydration
Infection
Native Americans
Other travelers
The divide between slave and free states was being fought by the northern and southern state representatives. What did the North believe should happen vs the South?
The North believed states should be free, and the South believed that states should have the right to choose.
Why did the U.S. actually not want the Europeans in any part of the Western Hemisphere?
They wanted to stop Europeans from getting the resources in the Western Hemisphere.