US in 1783
Year that the American Revolution ended
1783
Country that sold us the Louisiana territory (75 points) and why they sold it (25 points)
France because they needed the money
City that was the starting point of the expedition
Saint Louis, MO
Country who controlled Florida before the US
Spain
Apache and Comanche
Country that controlled Oregon territory before the U.S. (50 points)
Country that controlled Alaska before the U.S. (50 points)
Britain, Alaska
Name of the war that resulted in this large addition to the United States
Mexican or Mexican-American War
19th century American belief that the United States was fated to expand across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
manifest destiny
True or False and explain your answer: Westward expansion benefitted everyone.
False - many people suffered greatly and were driven from their land
How we added most of the land that stretched from the colonies to the Mississippi River
annexation
Purchase price of the Louisiana territory (100 points)
US President who bought the land (100 points)
15 million dollars
Thomas Jefferson
take notes on the plants, animals and soil
scout locations for trading posts and settlements
find the Northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean
Reasons why the territory was explored
Name of the Native American tribe that was pushed from Georgia to Florida, hid escaped slaves and allowed them to become members of the tribe
Seminoles
Title the list:
obey Mexican laws
learn Spanish
become Mexican citizens
convert to Catholic faith
don't have slaves
What the American Texans promised the Mexican government in exchange for living there
Once the boundary was agreed upon, America was given land ______________ of the 49th parallel, and Britain was given land ____________ of it. (hint: directions). (100 points each)
south, north
1. Where did The United States want the boundary of Texas and Mexico to be? (100 points)
2. Why was the Gadsden Purchase land valuable to the United States? In other words, why did they want to buy it? (100 points)
1. at the Rio Grande
2. The land contained a pass through the mountains that would make it easier to build a railroad across the southern U.S.
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people to explore
expedition
Name the term. Hints:
- It was first used in a newspaper article.
- Opponents criticized it.
- Supporters embraced it.
- It quickly became popular with the public.
- It inspired new immigrants to move west.
manifest destiny
Direction the settlers moved to travel into this new territory
Leader of the country from whom the territory was purchased (150 points)
New Orleans
Napoleon
Who was York?
man enslaved by Clark; first black recorded to cross North America
Famous general who marched his army into Florida (hint: would later become president)
Andrew Jackson
1. Name of the settler who angered Mexico by asking for Texas to have its own government (150 points)
2. How long Texas was it's own country. (150 points)
Stephen F. Austin
almost 10 years
Name of the president during the Oregon acquisition. (150 points)
His campaign slogan was "54 40 or _______"? (150 points
James Polk, fight
Capital of Mexico that was captured by the Americans
Mexico City
150 points each
1. land area in the U.S. set aside for Native American tribes
2. large amount of land
1. reservation
2. territory
(100 points each)
1. Native people giving up hunting and learning how to read and write in are examples of _______________.
2. Person who authorized the Indian Removal Act
3. What term describes the forced removal of an ethnic, racial, or religious group from an area by a more powerful group to make the area have more of the same type of people in it?
1. assimilation
2. Andrew Jackson
3. ethnic cleansing
Title the list:
The US population was growing
settlers wanted land to live and farm
businesses wanted resources such as wood and minerals as well as new places to sell their goods
leaders wanted the US to be strong and safe from attacks by other countries
Reasons why Americans wanted new land
How much bigger did the US become?
Twice the size/double
Sacagawea
Name of the president at the time of the Florida acquisition
James Monroe
1. Name of the Mexican president who declared himself a dictator and led his army to brutally defeat Texans in battle (200 points)
2. Texas' nickname (200 points)
Santa Anna
Lone Star State
Settlers turned Native American hunting lands into ______________ and ______________.
farms and ranches
Title the list:
Mexico ceded land to the United States
Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande as the border of Texas
The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million
200 points each
1. something bought or obtained
2. to give up
1. acquisition
2. cede
Title the list:
harsh winter
forced removal
thousands of deaths
long walk
Trail of Tears
Title the list:
Spain, France, Mexico, Great Britain, Russia
Countries that claimed territories that Americans wanted for themselves
Title the list:
Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Cherokees
Tribes that the US forced onto reservations in what is now Oklahoma
Year that Lewis and Clark began exploring (choices: 1804, 1806, 1814, or 1824)
1804
Spain agreed to cede Florida to the U.S. in exchange for what?
$5 million
Remember the ______________! (150 points)
Name of the Texas army leader (150 points)
2 groups who were discriminated against after Texas was annexed (100 points each)
Alamo
Sam Houston
Mexican Texans and Native Americans
Title the list:
didn't want to fight a war
few beavers were left
there were more Americans than British and Canadians
Why the British agreed to the boundary line between the US and Canada
Title the list:
America farmers, ranchers and miners poured into new lands and often took land that had previous claims on it
Mexicans and Native Americans were offered the poorest jobs
Settlers fought many wars against the Apaches and other Native American groups
What happened after the Mexican War
250 points each
1. to add on
2. separates one area from another
1. annex
2. boundary
Name the "5 Civilized Tribes" of the east
(100 points each)
Cherokee, Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Seminoles