Reasons
The belief that the U.S. should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
Why was the U.S. reluctant to annex Texas?
They feared tension with Mexico and the expansion of slavery
What year did the U.S. add the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What country was Texas annexed from?
Republic of Texas
Means to formally add
Annex
Discovery of Gold, Inexpensive Land, Expansion of Markets
Reasons for Manifest Destiny
Reason President Polk cited for the U.S. Mexican War
Mexican Aggression (Border Dispute)
What was the purpose of the Louisiana Purchase
Economic Reasons/Trade
What is the main cause of the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation
Means to formally give up
Cede
This religious group fled to Oregon Territory to escape religious persecution
Mormons
What river did the U.S. claim was the border between Mexico and the United States?
Rio Grande River
What was the geographic effect of the Louisiana Purchase
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Formally ended the American Revolution and gave the U.S. land from the Appalachian Mts. to the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris 1783
The belief that immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans
Nativism
This is the slogan President Polk ran his campaign on
54-40 or FIGHT!
What formally ended the U.S. Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What two factors contributed to economic growth of the U.S. in the Louisiana Purchase?
The Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans
This land acquisition set the 49th Parallel with Great Britain
Oregon Territory
Which country did the U.S. acquire Florida from?
Spain
The economic reason that attracted Chinese immigrants to the United States
The Gold Rush
What was an effect of newly added land?
Questions over the expansion of slavery (sectional tensions)
What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the executive branch?
It expanded presidential powers
Used to complete the Transcontinental Railroad
Gadsden Purchase
Who is known as Manifest Destiny President?
James K. Polk