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Americans fighting was with Mexico to gain land
social, political or economic
Political
This ended the war between US and Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This group settled in the Great Salt Lake region in Utah and created a new religion
Mormons
The Chinese, Irish and Germans were treated like this when they arrived
Bad
Negative
Treated as less than American citizens
City names like San Jose, California and San Antonio, Texas have been influenced but this country
Spain
Women moving west to follow men looking for gold
social, political or economic
Social
The US received this after the US-Mexico war
Land called the Mexican Cession
This war was started because the US intentionally crossed into disputed territory
US-Mexican War
These two states were formally owned by Mexico
California and Texas
Opponents of Manifest Destiny argued it impacted this group negatively
Native Americans
Santa Fe Trail is used to bring manufactured goods to the Southwest
social, political or economic
Economic
How did Policies that Congress passed such as the Northwest Ordinance influence westward expansion
a. Prohibiting the expansion of slavery
b. a system of admitting new states to the union
a. A system of admitting new states to the union
This caused the war with Mexico
Annexation of Texas
Three ECONOMIC reasons for westward expansions
Name at least 1
Gold in California
Fertile land in Oregon
Cattle and cotton in Texas
Once this state had no value to Spain, the Adams-Onis Treaty was signed
Florida
“Over spreading the continent” describes this term for westward expansion
Manifest destiny
The Gadsden Purchase impacted the growth of the US by
A. Allowing for easy trade route into Mexico
B. Expanded trade between south and west
B. Expanded trade between south and west
The Mexican Cession borders this ocean on the west
The Pacific
Three negative environmental impacts of the Gold Rush
Name at least one
Polluted rivers
Destruction of forests
Dams
While exploring the territory that doubled the US in size, they discovered many high snow capped mountain ranges
Louisiana purchase
This immigrant group came to extract metals and minerals such as gold
Chinese
Describe the negotiations of the Oregon Territory
Polk used the threat of force
The Territory was split with Great Britain at the 49th parallel
The Puritans and the Mormons both fled their homes because of this
Religious persecution
They were seeking religious freedom
Land acquisition was a defining characteristic of this topic
Westward Expansion
Economy of the each region: North, South & West
Must get them all correct
1. Mining and agriculture
2. Large scale farming
3. Manufacturing
North-manufacturing
South-large scale farming
West-Mining and agriculture