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What phrase described the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American Continent?
The idea that the United States had the God given right to expand westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean, spread democracy, occupy and govern.
Which trail was created and used by those seeking religious freedom?
The Mormon Trail
Name three of the most statistically possible ways you could die on the trails westward.
Disease, Native American attack, freezing, run overs, drowning, shootings, misc, scurvy.
Black Hawk was apart of which tribe?
Ute
Who was president when the Mexican-American War broke out?
President Polk
Which land acquisition double the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What other country did we share the Oregon Territory with?
Great Britain
How did York contribute to the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
He was included in the decision making process of the team. He was sent to negotiate with leaders of different nations they encountered. Was strong and agile.
How did African Americans find success during the California Gold Rush?
Some found success in mining, also opening businesses such as hotels, laundries and restaurants.
What treaty gave the Mexican Cession to the United States?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why did the United States want to get the land we gained in the Gadsden Purchase
To create a transcontinental railroad
Why was the country concerned about adding the state of Texas to the United States?
It would disrupt the power in the Senate. This would upset the balance of slave and free state representatives.
Many Chinese immigrants moved to the United States. How did they contribute to westward expansion and American society? Where were they?
Extracting resources in California
Why did California reach statehood earlier than other territories?
A population boom from the California Gold Rush.
Why did the US want the territory in the Black Hills back from the Sioux?
There was gold found there.
Name three of the five main goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, claim the Oregon Territory, establish friendly relations with Native Americans, make maps and illustrations, send back examples of plants and animals.
How did the United States and Great Britain decide to resolve who owned the Oregon Territory?
They split it in half! Great Britain took everything north of the 49th latitude and the United States would take everything south of it.
Give two ways President Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory benefited the United States.
I preserved access to the Mississippi River, it promoted westward expansion.
What did Congress originally approve President Jefferson to purchase from the French?
The city of New Orleans
What was the ultimatum the United States gave Spain regarding the Florida Territory?
Either govern it properly, or abandon it.
What did Black Hawk and his tribe do to retaliate against the Mormon settlement?
Stole cattle, killed whites, many tribes joined him in this endeavor.
What happened to Santa Anna after the Gadsden Purchase?
He was overthrown. Mexico was tired of him selling off their land.
What did many Mexicans and Native Americans experience as people migrated to California during the gold rush?
Briefly describe what happened at Little Bighorn.
General Custer, Custer's last stand, 600 vs 3,000, the Sioux brought in neighboring tribes to help, Custer and his men lost.
How did President Polk's placement of American soldiers along the Rio Grande contribute to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War?
U.S. Soldiers patrolled the disputed region that Mexico considered its own territory.