Westward Expansion
This president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The U.S. was primarily fighting with this country to claim the Oregon Territory.
What is England?
In 1821 Mexico gained its independence from this country.
What is Spain?
This event led to an explosion of settlers in northern California.
What is the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill?
This waterway was the most efficient means to transport goods through the U.S.
What is the Mississippi River?
This route out west started in Independence, Missouri, and ended in Portland, Oregon.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The Oregon Territory was valuable because it had resources such as:
What are fishing and lumber?
This deal led to the acquisition of present-day Southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico.
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
People who flocked to California during the Gold Rush were called this, referencing the year most arrived.
What are 49ers?
This woman accompanied Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Sacagewea?
"54' 40 or Fight" was a reference to this disputed territory.
What is the Oregon Territory?
This presidential candidate in the 1844 election referenced the Oregon territory dispute in his campaign.
Who is James K. Polk?
This treaty officially ended the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo?
This group of people was incredibly scarce in California during the gold rush.
Who are women?
This set of laws established rules for territories to become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This agreement with Spain gave the U.S. what is now Florida.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
The U.S. and England agreed to divide the Oregon Territory at this latitude.
What is the 49th parrallel?
After the Mexican-American war, the U.S. agreed to pay Mexico this much money for the present-day Southwestern states.
What is $15 million?
Immigrants from this country came to California in large numbers to find gold.
What is China?
The U.S. paid this amount of money for the Gadsden Purchase.
What is $10 million?
This government project accelerated western expansion by providing travel routes from east to west.
What is the National Road?
Aside from the U.S. and England, these two countries attempted to claim the Oregon Territory.
What are Spain and Russia?
Mexico offered these to American settlers in the Texas territory in order to improve the land.
What are land grants?
Who is John Sutter?
This event was the first major wagon train to the Pacific northwest.
What is the Great Emigration of 1843?