Agriculture + Slavery
what machine boosted the production of cotton
What is the cotton gin
What purchase started the Westward Expansion
What is the Louisiana Purchase
What religious group sought refuge in the West where they could practice their faith free from persecution
What is the Mormons
Mexican American Landowners
What is Californio elites
When many settlers moved westward in search of economic opportunities, including farming, ranching, and trade, driven by the promise of abundant land and the potential for prosperity
What is the California Gold Rush of 1849
Besides cotton, which 3 crops were important cash crops
What is Tobacco, rice, and sugarcane
The idea that the United States was destined to expand its territory across North America, became a powerful justification for the annexation of western lands
What is Manifest Destiny
Southern Slaveholders moved west of the [ ] to relocate their plantations to fertile soil
What is the Appalachian Mountains
What sought to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico, highlight the sectional tensions that arose from the expansion of U.S territory, and the unresolved question of slavery in 1846
What is the Wilmot Proviso
Facilitated the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, connecting the eastern states with the western territories and making it easier for settlers to migrate and transport goods across the country
What is The Pacific Railway Acts
what term became a popular slogan in the south that symbolized the economic power of cotton production
What is "King Cotton"
who maintained its power by dominating the state legislatures of the south and enacting laws that favored the large landholders' economic interest
Who is the "Planter Aristocracy"
What 4 states did Slaveholders migrate to seek more fertile land
What is Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
The treaty of [ ] is when the United States gained vast western territories
What is Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gave any settler 160 acres of land if the family was going to plant crops or build something
What is Homestead Act of 1862
Region named for its rich, dark soil after planters moved westward to capitalize on its fertile lands
what is the "Black Belt" region
revolutionized transportation in the U.S., making it possible to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast in a matter of days rather than months,
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
How many settlers did the Californian Gold Rush bring
What is 300,000
What 4 states did the U.S gain in the Treaty of Hidalgo
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
compelled the opening of Japanese ports to American trade, marking the beginning of Japan’s integration into the global economy and expanding U.S. influence in Asia
What is The treaty of Kanagawa
Who was in defense of slavery as a "positive good" in his speeches and writings
Who is John C. Calhoun
What played a key role in opening Asian markets to American goods and fostering economic relations
What is Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan
Who lead the Mormons into Salt Lake Utah
Who is Brigham Young
When the U.S. Army forced thousands of Navajos to march from their homeland in present-day Arizona to an internment camp in New Mexico, resulting in widespread suffering and death
What is the Long Walk
The process by which the Republic of Texas joined the United States and was admitted as the 28th state in 1845
What is the annexation of Texas