Westward Expansion 1
Define Manifest Destiny
the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, believed it was a God-given right to go west
Who (president) purchased the Louisiana Purchase and WHEN?
Thomas Jefferson 1803
What did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition for?
to map out the land that was purchased and study the plants and animals
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
How-To Guide on becoming a state from the newly acquired land
Who did the US get Florida from?
Spain 1819
What were the 3 main trails westward?
Oregon, Mormon, California Trails
Why did Northern US states oppose the annexation of Texas?
Because TX was a slave state and there was a delicate balance between the free and slave states
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Created a line at the 36'30 parallel and any states added north of the line would be a free state, south of the line would be a slave state
Missouri was a slave state as an exception, Maine added as a free state to keep the balance
Who was the interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
Why did Mormons go to Utah?
They were facing religious persecution so they went west on the Mormon trail, to settle in Utah and have religious freedom
What did the Louisiana Purchase do?
basically doubled the size of the US overnight
What landforms slowed western expansion? Which landforms were useful for migration west?
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains slowed
Rivers helped the migrants navigate and provided easier transportation
Who created the American System of improved infrastructure, innovation, and transportation?
Henry Clay
How did people in California search for gold?
by panning for it in the creeks and rivers
After the Mexican War, the US and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the US receives the Mexican Cession
How did the US acquire the Oregon territory and why?
Obtained from Great Britain, ended border disputes
What Treaty ended the Mexican War and what did it give the US?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gave the US the northern half of Mexico (Mexican cession) and gave the US the disputed area of south Texas
What major port city did the US gain control over after the Louisiana Purchase?
New Orleans
_____________________ traveled to California because of ___________________
White settlers ('49ers) and Chinese immigrants
Gold Rush
Where did most migrants begin their journey on the trails west?
Missouri (the halfway mark of the Mississippi River)
What purchase was made by the United States that gave the United States the strip of land that makes up Southern Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest, bought to complete the railroads
Gadsden Purchase
What did the Kansas Nebraska Act do?
Gave citizens of the territory popular sovereignty over whether they will be a slave state or free state
Why did The US and Mexico go to war?
They disagreed over the southern border of Texas. Mexico wanted the Nueces River as the border, the US wanted the Rio Grande. Polk moved troops to the disputed land and Mexico attacked, starting the war
The American system improved innovations and transportation, which helped Manifest Destiny. What did canals do, and what did railroads do?
The Erie Canal made it easier to transport goods from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes, and the railroads moved goods from the East to West, making ppl more willing to move west
North was upset because there could be more slave states added
South was happy because there was the possibility for more slave states