Mexican American War
Who was America fighting in the war?
Mexico
Where was the gold rush?
California
Where was the Oregon trail heading?
Oregon
What allowed for much quicker travel across the US by land?
Railroad
What tribe was primarily removed during the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee tribe
What did the US gain a lot of from winning the war?
Land
What was the US idea of divine right for westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny
What did people use to travel?
Wagon
What allowed for messages to be sent over long distances?
Telegraph
Who was president during the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
Why did the US claim they declared war?
To defend from Mexican Aggression
Who made the most money off the gold rush?
Merchants
List 3 struggles faced by people on the trail
Starvation, clothing, weather, disease, terrain, etc.
What helped shoot up food production in the US?
Mechanical Reaper
What law did the US use to remove Native Americans.
Indian Removal Act.
What battle helped the US in the war and why did it help?
Battle of the Alamo, rallied Texans to fight with the US
What were prospectors that went to get gold during the gold rush called?
49ers
How many people travelled the trail? How many died?
300k-500k. 20k
What was a direct waterway from East to West?
Erie Canal
Where did the trail start and end?
Georgia to Oklahoma
What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is the location where gold was first discovered?
Sutter's mill
Why did people travel to Oregon? List 2 reasons.
Name 2 changes caused by the cotton gin.
Demand for slavery increased.
Increased trade with Europe.
Increased demand for land in the US.
What two things (other than manifest destiny) were factors in the US moving Native Americans west.
Gold discovery
Land for cotton.