Northwest Ordinance
Manifest Destiny
Mexican-American War
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Miscellaneous
100
How many people had to live in a territory before they could apply for statehood?
#2, third blank) 60,000 people
100
What presidential candidate said he would make Manifest Destiny a reality?
4) James Polk
100
Name a cause of the Mexican-American War besides the border dispute in Texas.
7) Texas Annexation, America's desire to have California
100
What land and year belong at #2?
Louisiana Purchase, 1803
100
What caused California to be ready for statehood quickly?
12) The California Gold Rush
200
What WAS the Northwest Ordinance (its purpose)?
1) It was a plan for how to add new states to the United States.
200
Explain what "overspread the continent" means.
3) spread across it, from Atlantic to Pacific
200
What was the main effect of the Mexican-American War?
9) The US was granted the Mexican Cession (for $15 million)
200
What treaty got the US #1?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
200
Where did Chinese immigrants enter the US?
13) California
300
What was the rule if the territory had less than 5,000 people?
#2, first blank) Congress appointed their leader.
300
What political party in 1844 was most interested in Manifest Destiny and what land were they after?
4) the Democrats, and Oregon
300
Name one effect of the Mexican-American War that involved Texas.
9) The Texas border was set at the Rio Grande.
300
The treaty for which territory got us to the Pacific Ocean?
#4, the Oregon Treaty
300
Why was the Gadsden Purchase made?
15) The Gadsden Purchase was made so the US could build a southern transcontinental railroad, and avoid the Rocky Mountains.
400
What was the rule if the territory had 5,000- less than 60,000?
#2, second blank) They could self-govern.
400
You must get all three: Louisiana Purchase
How much did we pay?
What country did we buy it from?
Who was president when it was purchased?
5) $15 million, France, Thomas Jefferson
400
Briefly explain how/why the Mexican-American War started.
8) Dispute over the border in Texas, so Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande- on land Mexico said was theirs. The Mexican army fired on American troops and Congress declared war.
400
Which piece of land was an effect of the Mexican-American War?
Mexican-Cession
400
What is nativism and who faced it?
14) Nativism is the practice of favoring Americans and penalizing immigrants. The Chinese had to deal with that in California.
500
Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?
There were conflicts over the land in the Northwest territory.
500
Define Manifest Destiny. You must get all the important parts for the 500 points!
3) It was America's God-given right and destiny to extend from Atlantic to Pacific and overspread the continent.
500
What was the most controversial part of the compromise that resulted from the Mexican-American War?
11) the Fugitive Slave Act that was part of the Compromise of 1850
500
Which river did Lewis and Clark follow to explore #2?
6) Missouri River
500
Why was a transcontinental railroad necessary?
16) A transcontinental railroad goes across the whole continent, which the US did!