Louisiana Purchase
Geography
Government Acts
Trails
The Mexican-American War
100
What country did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
France
100
What does the term Manifest Destiny mean?
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west to the Pacific
100
This act removed Native Americans (Indians) from their ancestral lands to move elsewhere
The Indian Removal Act
100
What trail did many pioneers take seeking a new life out West?
The Oregon Trail
100
Which European country of people originally owned Mexico when they conquered it.
Spain
200
What were the last names of the two men who explored this new land?
Lewis and Clark
200
The land in grey on the top left of this map was known as what?
Oregon Country (Oregon and Washington)
200
What did many African American slaves do once they moved West with their owners
Worked on farms/plantations
200
What trail did people use in order to find gold in Northern California?
The California Trail
200
What was the main issue Mexico had with the people who lived in "Texas"
Too many Americans over actual Mexicans
300
Who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
300
In 1825, New York City was connected to the Great Lakes by what?
The Erie Canal
300
What was the term where the U.S. forced hundreds of Native Americans from their homes?
The Trail of Tears
300
What trail ended in the Mexico area?
The Santa Fe Trail
300
What battle was fought in Mexico because the people of Texas wanted to break away from Mexico?
The battle of the Alamo
400
What is the name of the young Native American women that assisted Lewis and Clark in their travels?
Sacagawea
400
The land in orange on the left side of this map was owned by what country in the 1850's?
Mexico
400
What was the name of the document, made by President Monroe, that said that Europe should not have any claim in the Western Hemisphere?
The Monroe Doctrine
400
What natural land barrier caused many dangerous conditions along westward trails?
Mountains
400
Why did Mexico want to go to war with the U.S.?
Because Texas wanted to become a part of the U.S.
500
President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory primarily to do what?
Explore the land/Find the Northwest Passage (A fast water route to China)
500
How did the U.S. acquire Florida?
Bought it from Spain
500
The Missouri Compromise added two new states into the United States.
Maine and Missouri
500
What is the name of the city most trails moving westward began from?
Independence, Missouri
500
What was the name of the treaty that gave the U.S. Texas, California etc.
The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo