Vocab
What was the Gold Rush
The Gold Rush was when people were moving west to mine for gold in california
What happened after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill?
The Gold Rush happened
Who was Brigham Young?
He was one of the Mormon leaders who brought his people west to settle in what is now Utah
What role did Manifest Destiny play in western expansion?
Manifest Destiny gave Americans a rationale for moving west.
What was Manifest Destiny?
Belief that the settlers had a rightful claim to the west
What was the impact of the fur trade on western expansion?
Fur traders and trappers developed the original trail that eventually became known as the Oregon Trail, an important route for western settlers.
What was the Oregon Treaty?
The Treaty that allowed Americans to settle in Oregon.
How did Western expansion intensify the conflict over slavery in the United States?
The addition of new states created conflicts over whether those new states should be free states or slave states.
What was the Oregon Trail ?
The main trail that settlers used to move west
How did the opening of the Erie Canal accelerate Western Expansion?
The Erie Canal massively improved inland transportation options for settlers and traders, which led to more movement west.
Who was Levi Strauss and how was he connected to the Gold Rush?
Levi-Strauss was a German-Jewish immigrant who created denim pants for 49ers.
How did western expansion hasten the Civil War
The creation of new states led to intense, sometimes violent regional conflicts about whether new territory should allow slavery.
Who were the 49ers?
The people that flocked to California for the gold rush
Why did Joseph Smith’s murder become a catalyst for the settlement of Utah?
The murder scared the Mormons and to avoid further attacks, their new leader, Brigham Young, led them west to settle in what is now Salt Lake City.
Who was James Marshall?
He was the first miner to discover gold in California and trigger the Gold Rush.
How did Manifest Destiny and western expansion justify the displacement and genocide of Native Americans?
Manifest Destiny gave white settlers a rationale for settling new land without caring who was there first. It also justified white supremacy.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A piece of legislation that allowed for the forcible removal of over 60,000 Native Americans to modern day Oklahoma.
Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny led to the ethnic cleansing of what group?
Native Americans including members of the Cherokee, Mohawk, and Chocktaw tribes.
Who wrote the famous advice,“Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country.”
Newspaper editor, Horace Greeley.
How did western expansion create or intensify sectarian conflicts?
Western expansion created new territories and states. Those new areas of the country had internal conflicts about whether to permit or outlaw slavery. The establishment of new states also unbalanced the number of “free” and “slave” states.