Land
What year did the Louisiana Purchase occur in?
1803
Who was the interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
What year was Florida Obtained?
1819
The discovery of this encouraged many people to move to California
Gold
The idea that Americans should have all of the land in North America
Manifest Destiny
Who was the France prime minister that sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States for $15 million
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast frontier?
Lewis and Clark
What year was Texas Obtained?
1845
What is the nickname for people looking for gold in California during 1849?
Forty-niners
How did pioneers travel on the Oregon Trial?
By wagon, transcontinental railroad
Which land was acquired as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
What year was Mexican Cession Obtained?
1848
What was Jackson's Presidency known as?
Jacksonian Democracy
What was the area of land that the Native Americans were forced to move to called?
Indian Territory
What treaty allowed the United States to take control of Florida from Spain?
Adams-Onís Treaty
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 year was Oregon Obtained?
1846
Which Native American tribe lived and controlled the area of Oregon Country?
Nez Perce
Name the foreign policy that was written to keep European countries out of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
What two reasons was Texas first denied entry as a state?
to avoid conflict with Mexico,
the government did not want to admit a state that was heavily populated with slaves
What act was passed under Jackson’s Indigenous Policy?
Indian Removal Act
What year was Gadsden Purchase Obtained?
1853
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 three presidents were most involved with Westward Expansion?
Jefferson, Polk, Jackson