Western Expansion
Territorial Acquisition
Mexican- American War
The Gold Rush
Major Documents
100
The idea that the United States was intended to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
100

In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought this land from France

Louisiana Purchase

100

This war started shortly after Texas was _______ into the United States

annexed

100

In which state was gold first discovered?

California

100
Written in 1620 prior to settlement by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay in Massachusetts - law and order contract.
Mayflower Compact
200
The name of the 2,000 mile wagon route that thousands traveled to head west; It began at the Missouri River and finished in Oregon.
The Oregon Trail
200
This act established procedures for admission of new states
Northwest Ordinance
200
Name of the President who declared war on Mexico
James K. Polk
200
Nickname for people who arrived in California looking for gold in 1849
49ers or "forty-niners"
200
Document written on July 4, 1776 that declared the 13 American colonies as independent from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
300
The largest and most organized migration of people in US history
Mormon Migration
300
To give up control
cede
300
The area of land that Mexico had to give up after the Mexican-American War. It included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and parts of Colorado and New Mexico
Mexican Cession
300
A new community that gold miners built, almost overnight Ex. San Francisco
Boomtown
300

The document that is the framework for government in our country. 

Constitution

400
The name of someone who leaves his or her country
emigrant
400
The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries
Joint Occupation
400
!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!! Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846? A To overturn a corrupt Mexican government B To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression C To end a Mexican slave rebellion D To respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates
B To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression
400
A concerned citizen of a community who became a member of a committee that took the law into its own hands
vigilante
400
The constitution that governed the United States during the American Revolution. It did not have a strong central government.
Articles of Confederation
500

What was the size of a typical wagon heading west on the Oregon Trail?

4 x 10

500

A small slice of territory was purchased from Mexico for $10 million. The area was seen as the most practicable route to the west.

Gadsden Purchase

500

This treaty was signed after the US Mexican-War and the US agreed to pay Mexico $15 million in exchange for land

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

500

A smart business man sold ______  to gold miners to make thousands of dollars.

shovels, gold mining pans, picks

500

!!!! Daily Double !!!!! The first written constitution in the American colonies

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

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