Land Acquisitions
What year did the Louisiana Purchase occur in?
1803
Who was the interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
A railroad that connected the eastern and western U.S.
The idea that Americans should have all of the land in North America
Manifest Destiny
The discovery of this encouraged many people to move to California
Gold
Which land was acquired as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
What did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition for?
To explore the land that was purchased
Why was the Transcontinental Railroad important?
It connected the east and west coasts of the U.S.
What is the nickname for people looking for gold in California during 1849?
Forty-niners
What is it called when people move from one country to another country?
Immigration
What treaty allowed the United States to take control of Florida from Spain?
Adams-Onís Treaty
What did the Westward Expansion cause land in the United States to do? (think size)
Double in size
What negative effect did the railroad have?
It destroyed Native American lands
What two important water resources did the Louisiana purchase provide access to leading to faster and cheaper trade?
Port of New Orleans / Mississippi River
Which president is responsible for doubling the size of the US?
Thomas Jefferson
The US annexed this territory in 1845
Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast frontier?
Lewis and Clark
What Act provided government support for building the railroad?
Pacific Railway Act
How much money did President Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million dollars
The US government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands to Indian territory, resulting in many deaths from hunger and disease.
The Trail of Tears
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
Gadsden Purchase
One of the first areas settled west of the Appalachian Mountains was called what?
Northwest Territory
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
The British and US governments agreed to a boundary separating this and the U.S.
Oregon Territory
What act was passed under Jackson’s Indigenous Policy?
Indian Removal Act