TERRITORIAL GAINS
KEY IDEAS/PEOPLE/THINGS
IMMIGRATION
THE WEST
INNOVATIONS
100
The area Thomas Jefferson purchased in 1803.
Louisiana Territory/Louisiana Purchase
100
The president other than Thomas Jefferson known for his expansion of the nation's territory.
President James K. Polk
100
The area of the world where many immigrants came from during Westward Expansion
Europe/Asia
100
People who first settled the West and led the way for others to follow.
Pioneers
100
The invention by Eli Whitney used to speed up the cleaning of cotton.
Cotton Gin
200
The name given to the land ceded to the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (Modern-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.)
Mexican Cession
200
The idea settlers used as justification to spread democracy, American culture, and Christianity across the continent.
Manifest Destiny
200
These immigrants were used for railroad work and work in the mines
Chinese/Asian
200
The area in the West famous for its ability to "get rich quick" due to its many riches.
California/Gold Rush
200
The innovation that speed up communication.
Telegraph
300
The treaty that gave us Florida.
Adams-Onis Treaty
300
This is the population number required to become a State.
>60,000
300
Other than the West, immigrants flooded these areas for work
Cities/Factories
300
This was the main reason for the Indian Removal Act.
To avoid interaction/conflict between settlers and Native Americans.
300
The North used this innovation to move supplies, people, and other valuable things faster across the country.
Railroads
400
The reason for which the Gadsden Purchase was necessary.
A rail line/railroad track
400
The area where President Polk placed troops and sparked the Mexican-American War.
Texas Disputed Territory (Rio Grande)
400
The main reason people immigrated West.
Economic Reasons (Money)
400
Name one way this image demonstrates "Manifest Destiny."
Pioneers/Settlers Moving West
400
Individuals who were used in factories for unskilled work.
Young Women/Children
500
The territory gained by President Polk from Britain aimed at spreading American culture, democracy, and completing Manifest Destiny.
Oregon Territory
500
The definition of Nullification.
To cancel/void a law
500
What does "changing settlement patterns" mean?
When people move to different places/for different reasons
500
How did Worcester v. Georgia go against the Indian Removal Act?
It ruled Georgia State Law had no right over the Cherokee
500
This invention allowed for the mass production of goods.
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