Westward Expansion
This major event prompted many to go west in 1848 in search of wealth
California Gold Rush
This political movement/party gained popularity as a result of the Mexican-American War and American westward expansion.
The Free Soil Movement/party
Name the 4 main components of the Compromise of 1850.
1. Outlawed Slave Trade in D.C.
2. Stricter Fugitive Slave Law
3. CA enters the Union as a Free State
4. Popular Sovereignty was used to decide the slavery issue in new states
This person popularized the term "Manifest Destiny".
John O'Sullivan
This was the name of the main route people took to go West
The Oregon Trail
This person of this political party was president during the Mexican-American War (need both).
James K. Polk, Democrat
This was the most upsetting component of the Compromise to Northerners.
The Fugitive Slave Act
This person forced Japan to trade with the United States.
Commodore Matthew Perry
This group of people migrated west to this region, led by this man to escape religious persecution regarding this issue.
Mormons, Utah, Brigham Young, polygamy
This was the document that ended the Mexican-American War and the year it was passed.
The Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, 1848
What did Popular Sovereignty replace or overturn?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
This military leader and future president started the initial conflict of the Mexican American War.
Zachary Taylor
This is the definition of Manifest Destiny.
The United States is destined by God to expand Westward in order to spread the American way of life and increase the power of the United States. Answers must include a religious component.
This amendment was proposed in Congress as a result of the Mexican-American War, but famously failed.
The Wilmot Proviso
This person was the main author of the Compromise of 1850.
Henry Clay
Northern states, like New York, experienced large immigration numbers from these 2 countries.
Ireland & Germany
These 2 acts were designed to encourage Westward expansion by making land more available.
The Preemption Act of 1841 (cheap land) and the Homestead Act of 1862 (free land)
This land purchase was a result of the Mexican-American War, 5 years after the war ended
The Gadsden Purchase
This is the name for the multiple violent episodes between supporters and detractors of slavery as a result of Popular Sovereignty.
Bleeding Kansas
Northern states saw a rise in this name for a dislike of immigrants.
Nativism