Vocab
The 19th Century belief that the united states was destined to expand across the North American continent; supporters argued expansion was justified
What is Manifest Destiny
A land purchase between the United States and France; This doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Who are Mexico and the United States?
This president is the president that Polk based his policies on
Who is Andrew Jackson
The name of the party who wanted to stop the spread of Slavery
Who is the Free soil party?
The Formal act of adding territory to a country
What is Annexation
A negative consequence of Westward expansion
What is the Forced Removal of Native Americans?
The President who declared war on Mexico
Who is James Polk
This president Declared war on Mexico
Who is James Polk?
This was the name of the people travelling to California were called (it is also a football team)
What are the 49ers?
Strong disagreements and Conflicts between different Regions over political, economic, and moral issues - such as slavery
What are Sectional Tensions?
A State that the United States did not control before 1840; Great Britain was in control of this state
What is Oregon?
The River that Mexicans Believed was the boarder of Texas.
What is the Nueces River?
The downfall of Texas was caused by this
the United States not taking them seriously
The reason people were travelling to California in the 1830's and 40's
What is Gold?
When two countries talk about their problems to find a solution
What is Diplomacy?
A positive Consequence of Westward expansion
What is more rich farmland?
What is the Lone Star State?
This river is what the United States considered the Boarder of Texas
This was a major effect of Polk's territorial expansion
Increased debates about allowing slavery in new territories
The 1848 Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
"We Have it in our power to start the world over again" - Thomas Paine is referring to this ideology when he says this
What is manifest Destiny?
Another state that was controlled by Mexico
What is California?
This president is who James Polk was trying to be like
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A compromise where there was an imaginary line drawn across the United States to determine where slavery could and couldn't take place
What is the Missouri Compromise