Westward Expansion 1
Purchased in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana territory
How much money did President Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million dollars
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
What two countries were involved in the war of 1812?
U.S. and Great Britain
Great Britain
Where did Lewis and Clark reach first on their expedition?
Pacific Ocean
Who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey west?
Sacagawea
Why did the US want more land?
Power and money
What happened in 1812?
The War of 1812
In 1830 this Act negatively affected Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
What year did Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific ocean?
1805
Many people traveled along this trail headed west
Oregon Trail
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
What city was burned down during the war of 1812?
Washington DC
Name of the trail Native Americans were forced to travel on
Trail of tears
What did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition for?
explore and map out the land that was purchased
What was used to communicate and send messages easier?
telegraph
People traveled to California because of....
the Gold Rush
What happened from 1846 to 1848?
Mexican-American War
Where did Native Americans have to relocate to because of the Indian Removal Act?
West of the Mississippi
Specifically Oklahoma
What were the 2 things the angel was holding in her hand in the Manifest Destiny picture?
School book
Electrical wire
What was Manifest destiny?
Belief it was the United States right to expand west to the pacific ocean
The US annexed this territory in 1845
Texas
Name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
What are the two pieces of technology we talked about that moved west?
Railroads and the telegraph