Manifest Destiny
Define Manifest Destiny
America's God-Given Right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean
What treaty gave us Florida? Include the Year.
Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
Under which president was the Mexican-American War fought?
James K. Polk
What year did California became an official state?
1850
What President was elected for his promise of achieving Manifest Destiny? Did they succeed?
James K. Polk-- yes, he did succeed.
How did we gain the Oregon Territory?
Through a treaty with Britain
"American Blood has been spilled on American Soil"
What was built to help with migration across the United States (getting to California for gold)?
the Transcontinental Railroad
Name TWO technological innovations made it easy to move west
-railroads/trains
-telegraph
What territory was the Mexican-American War fought over?
Texas
Spain!
What are TWO issues Americans faced that caused them want to move west?
-population / overcrowding
-cheap farm land
-economic depression / unemployment
Fill in the Blank: From 1821-1836, _______ owned Texas, then in 1836 Texas __________________________, and in 1845 the United states ___________ Texas.
From 1821-1836, MEXICO owned Texas, then in 1836 Texas DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE, and in 1845 the United states ANNEXED Texas.
What was one social impact of the California Gold Rush?
large amounts of immigration from China, Mexico, Ireland, and Germany
What territory achieved Manifest Destiny? Include the name, year, who we got it from, and how we got it.
Oregon Territory (1846), got from Britain through a treaty.
-doubled the size of the U.S.
-Full access to the Mississippi River for trade and expansion
-expansion and argument over slavery in new states
What territory did American Gain as a result of the U.S. Mexican War AND what treaty did it come from (include the year)?
Mexican Cession, which came from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
List two issues that arrived from Hydraulic Mining?
-soil erosion
-flooding