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?
The President during the Westward Expansion?
President Polk
Name one tribe who was relocated in the Indian Removal Act
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Fox, Sauk, Creek
What treaty allowed us to buy the Mexican Cession?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What caused the Potato Famine?
Blight or a bacterial infection on the potatoes.
People who rushed to California during the Gold Rush were called?
49's
Who did the US acquire Florida from?
Spain
What happened in California in 1849?
Gold Rush
The belief that we have a God give right to be from coast to coast.
Manifest Destiny
Which immigrant group is coming for the Gold Rush in San Francisco.
Chinese
California had a population increase in the 1840s?
The Gold Rush
Where were Indians relocated to?
Indian Territory / Oklahoma
Who did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
France
Route did people travel to move west
What is The Oregon Trail?
Purchase that doubled the size of the US
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
Why would people want to move west?
Better opportunity, land, make more money, and fresh start.
What did Mexico think was the Texas border vs. what the Americans said was the border of Texas?
Nueces River/ Rio Grande River
The Mormons escaped religious persecution and moved to...
Salt Lake City, Utah
Most of the territorial expansion happened in what time period?
1800s
What was the Northwest Ordinance considered to be for the territories?
Procedure for the territories to come in as a state.
What was the South's economy based on?
The idea that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean to better the country
What is Manifest Destiny?
Which 2 countries claimed the Oregon Country?
US and Great Britain
How did the Mexican-American War start?
Boundary despites and President Polk claimed the Mexican army invaded.