Westward Expansion 1
the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail, and a belief in "manifest destiny.
What is Westward Expansion?
Trail used to travel west to the gold mines
Migration route used by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaving to escape persecution (unkindness and bad treatment) and settling in Salt Lake.
What was the Mormon Trail?
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Event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the United States
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
What did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition for?
to map out the land that was purchased west of the Mississippi River.
Route used by Pioneers to travel from Missouri in the 19th century.
Oregon Trail
To give up power or control (ex: land)
Cede
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
People traveled to California because of....
the Gold Rush
Causes of the Mexican American War.
Texas Annexation, Dispute over the boarder between Texas and Mexico, Manifest Destiny
What country originally owned Texas?
Mexico
achieved goal of reaching the Pacific Ocean; access to gold in California; continuation of the slavery debate
What is Mexican Cession?
What route did people travel to move west for a fresh start or new life?
The Oregon Trail
Factors contributing to settlement of the West.
New Markets, Inexpensive farmland, gold in California.
opposed because of slavery; a motive of war with Mexico, which led to the acquisition of additional land
What is Annexation Texas?
This purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
What immigrant group worked on the railroad in the West and had little to no path to citizenship(came into America from the Pacific side)
Chinese
Which territory joined the US after it became an independent republic?
Texas
provided land needed for a southern transcontinental railroad
Gadsden Purchase
What was the Compromise of 1850?
California is a Free State, Locate runaway slaves - Fugitive Slave Law, Abolish slave trade in DC, People's choice Slave or Free for Utah and New Mexico - Popular Sovereignty
doubled the size of America, use of Mississippi River for commerce, began westward movement and notion of manifest destiny
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
achieved goal of reaching Pacific Ocean; access to gold in California; continuation of slavery debate
Mexican Cession
continuation of slavery debate; motive of war with Mexico, which led to acquisition of additional land
Texas
Name the two main economies in the New Western states.
What is mining and agriculture?