Western Expansion
The belief that it was America's destiny to expand westward
What is Manifest Destiny?
This president oversaw the annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Oregon Cession and is widely regarded as the most underrated president of all time
Who is James K. Polk?
This invention inadvertently contributed to the explosion of slavery in America during the 19th century
What is the cotton gin?
This woman was commonly referred to as the "Black Moses" due to her commitment to helping enslaved African Americans escape the bonds of slavery
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This territory, bought by France, was one of the first major land acquisitions for the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
An event where 125,000 Native Americans were forcibly moved off tribal lands into present day Oklahoma
What is the Trail of Tears?
This president, a notorious racist and alcoholic, heavily enforced the Fugitive Slave Act and supported the Kansas Nebraska Act in congress
Who was Franklin Pierce?
This industrial invention allowed for mechanisms in different objects and machines to be swapped easily with other identical parts
What are interchangeable parts?
This secret network of escape routes and safehouses allowed thousands of slaves to escape into the free states of the north
What is the Underground Railroad?
This territory's annexation was the spark that ignited the Mexican-American War
What is Texas or the Texas Territory?
The treaty that granted America lands west of the Mississippi, south of Canada, and north of Florida
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
This president, commonly regarded as one of the worst presidents of all time, is largely blamed for doing nothing to prevent the events leading to the Civil War
Who is James Buchanan?
This inventor began the American industrial revolution with the creation of the textile mill
Who is Samuel Slater?
This act forced all Americans to help capture and return slaves, even in free states
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
What is the Mexican Cession?
This parallel set the northern boundary of British Canada and the United States
What is the 49th parallel?
This president gave a 3 hour long inaugural address in chilling, pouring rain and later died 31 days into his presidency
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Machines of the first industrial revolution were powered by
What is steam or steam power?
This clause in the Compromise of 1850 admitted these two states to keep power balanced in congress
What is California and Texas?
This territory remained disputed after the British Cession of 1818, where the 49th parallel separated British Canada and the United States
This territory was the last major territorial acquisition to complete a contiguous America on the North American continent
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
This president was overshadowed by the powers of congress and accomplished almost nothing in his time in office
Who is Millard Fillmore?
These 2 modes of transportation allowed for easier transports of goods and people in the United States
What is the locomotive/train and the steamboat?
These two territories practiced popular sovereignty in deciding whether to become a slave or a free state
What are the Utah and New Mexico territories?
This treaty, signed after the Mexican-American War, recognized Texas as an American territory and granted the U.S. much of the south western territories for the sum of $15 million dollars
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?