Territory
What purchase was made by the United States that gave the United States the strip of land that makes up Southern Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest, bought to complete the railroads
Gadsden Purchase
WHO purchased Louisiana from WHO?
Thomas Jefferson/France
A major seaport that was fed from the Mississippi River, making it important to many American businesses. It was purchased from France in 1803 along with the Louisana Territory.
New Orleans
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Created a line at the 36'30 parallel and any states added north of the line would be a free state, south of the line would be a slave state
Missouri was a slave state as an exception, Maine was added as a free state to keep the balance
Who did the US get Florida from?
Spain 1819
Why did The US and Mexico go to war?
They disagreed over the southern border of Texas. Mexico wanted the Nueces River as the border, the US wanted the Rio Grande. Troops were moved to the disputed land and Mexico attacked, starting the war
What was the name of the group of explorers that Jefferson hired to explore and map the Louisana Territory?
The Corps of Discovery
The method for mining gold.
Placer Mining
Why did Northern US states oppose the annexation of Texas?
Because TX was a slave state and there was a delicate balance between the free and slave states in Congress.
Why did Mormons go to Utah?
They were facing religious persecution so they went west on the Mormon trail, to settle in Utah and have religious freedom
What landforms slowed western expansion? Which landforms were useful for migration west?
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains slowed
Rivers helped the migrants navigate and provided easier transportation
Name one way Chinese Immigrants contributed to Westward Expansion.
constructing the Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Telegraph replaced this form of communication to the West in 1861.
The Pony Express
How did the California Legislature attempt to regulate who would mine for gold?
The Foreign Miners' Tax Law of 1850. Under this law, all miners from other countries had to pay a tax of 20 dollars a month to mine.
How did the US obtain Northern Mexico / Southwest US?
After the Mexican War, the US and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the Mexican Cession occurred.
How did the US acquire the Oregon territory and why?
Obtained from Great Britain, ended border disputes
_____________________ traveled to California because of ___________________
White settlers ('49ers) and Chinese immigrants
Gold Rush
What did canals and railroads do for Westward Expansion?
Canals and railroads moved goods and people from the East to West, making migration more possible
What was the cause and effect of the Indian Removal Act?
Cause: discovery of gold on Cherokee land and westward expansion
Effect: The Native American Population went down, conflict, The Trail of Tears
What caused people to leave their life behind and take the risk of traveling on the Oregon Trail to move and settle out West?
People wanted land, religious freedom, and new economic opportunities.
Where did most migrants begin their journey on the trails west?
Missouri (the halfway mark of the Mississippi River)
How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel toward American Indians?
They were thought to be in need of the "good" that came with the ideas of Christianity and progress. If they were not receptive to these ideas, it was perceived that they stood in the way of progress.
The increases in demand for goods but limited supply resulted in rising expenses leaving miners and farmers of the West in debt. This is an example of...
Inflation
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
Gave citizens of the territory popular sovereignty over whether they will be a slave state or free state
What caused the War of 1812?
Great Britain was interfering with the US's international trade with Europe.