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A belief that the U.S. was divinely ordained to expand its domain and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
Manifest destiny
what natural resources?
held vast quantities of timber, minerals, and other natural resources that fueled the economy
3rd president of the U.S.
Thomas Jefferson
One of a cowboys on the trails most important job was?
Night guarding
this legislation offered 160 acres of land to settlers who would cultivate it for five years
homestead act
A period of intense migration to California after gold was discovered at Sutters Mill 1848
California Gold Rush
built with government land grants , they were essential for transporting settlers
railroads
This explored and his partner were commissioned by president Jefferson to map the newly acquired Louisiana territory
lewis and clark
emerged as key trading centers to accommodate the cattle and cowboys on their journey north.
cow town
farming technique, developed in the Great Plains, involved planting crops during the winter and harvesting before the summer droughts.
dry farming
How did the gold rush effect expansion?
The discovery of gold in California in 1849 drew hundreds of thousands of "forty-niners" from around the world, leading to a massive, rapid increase in the West's population.
Natural challenges they faced
The west was much drier than the East, with harsh temperatures, droughts, and dangerous weather like sandstorms,thunderstorms and tornadoes
explored the newly acquired Louisiana purchase for the us gov. from 1804-1806 following the MO river to the Pacific ocean.
Lewis & Clark
ranchers and eastern businessmen found the cattle business highly profitable, investing heavily and leading to fortunes made and lost
profitable business
this act provided Acers of public land to settlers who agreed to farm and improve it, encouraging westward migration to regions like the Greats Plains
homestead act
manifest destiny was a 19th century belief that American settlers were destiny to expand across north amaerica
expansionist beleif
What were the specific difficulties in hardships faced by settlers?
Environmental challenges like harsh weather, droughts, and insect swarms, couple with a lack of resources such as building materials and clean water
a shoes woman who acted as guide interpreter, and symbol of peace on the corps of discovery expiditon
who is sacagwea
this technology, invented in the 1870s allowed ranchers to fence off large tracts of grazing land, ending much of the open
barbed wire fence
early pioneers and homesteaders settled in areas like California and Oregon, with the expansion greatly accelerating after the Civil War as they moved into the Great Plains
pioneer farmers
How were native Americans displaced?
As settlers moved west, Native Americans were forcibly removed from their lands through policies like the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and forced onto reservations.
How did the push for agriculture expansion and new technologies, like steel,plow, and windmill, after the delicate balance of the Great plains ecosystem.
replaced its reliant grass land ecosystem with vulnerable cropland
a Lakota leader who inspired fierce resistance to white expansion and led his people at the battle of the little bighorn
who is sitting bull
this was the longest post-cvil war cattle trail, stretching from Texas all the way into parts of Canda and used from about 1874 to 1893
great western trail
This invention, introduced in 1837, revolutionized farming on the plains by allowing farmers to break through tough prayer soil
steel plow