Key Legislation
The plan for the admission of new states to the U.S.
Northwest Ordinance
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
This forced journey of the Cherokee people to Oklahoma is known by this name.
Trail of Tears
the belief that it was the United States god given right to expand from the east coast to the west coast.
Manifest Destiny
A movement started by the discovery of gold
Gold Rush
This land was acquired in 1846 from Mexico or Texas
Texas
What are two ways the Cherokee suffered while moving along the trail of tears
They suffered from sickness
No place to cook, sleep or take care of basic needs
The tribe became divided
Borders of the US growing or changing to include more land
Expansion
This 1830 law authorized the forced relocation of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River.
The Indian Removal Act
This Land was also acquired in 1846 from Great Britain via a treaty
Oregon Territory
This invention caused a boom in the cotton industry and an increase i demand for slaves
Cotton Gin
Loyalty, devotion or allegiance to your nation
Nationalism
This was a form of US foreign policy that declared the Western Hemisphere closed to further European colonization and warned European powers against interfering in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
We got this land in 1819 from Spain
Various responses
Forced labor, harsh punishments, and lack of personal freedom
A division or piece of land that is not yet a state
Territory