Manifest Destiny
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States was meant to expand west to the Pacific Ocean
Which president ordered the Trail of Tears?
President Andrew Jackson
What trail did pioneers use to travel west?
The Oregon Trail
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
What discovery caused a rapid increase in population in California?
California Gold Rush
Although they explored the west, these men were not interested in the Manifest Destiny. Instead, they were interested in trapping beaver.
Mountain Men
How much money did President Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million dollars
What did many families moving west travel in for safety?
Wagon trains
What land did the U.S. gain after the Mexican-American War?
Large area of Southwest, including California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, etc.
What is the Trail of Tears?
When the U.S. forced five Native American tribes to leave their homes in order to take all their land and goods.
Explorers Lewis and Clark map out areas of the Louisiana Purchase and eventually reach the?
Pacific Ocean
The Treaty of ______ signaled the end of the war of 1812.
Ghent
What city did the major overland trails begin in?
Independence, Missouri
Which nation joined the US as a state shortly after they gained their independence from Mexico?
Texas
What happened to Native Americans as settlers moved west?
They were forced off their land, murdered, and died of disease.
What port did the U.S want to control in the early 1800s that led to the purchase of the Louisiana territory?
New Orleans
True or False
George Washington was President during the War of 1812.
False!
Actually President: James Madison
What two physical barriers did pioneers cross on their journey west?
Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
This land was purchased from Mexico for a railroad that was never completed
The Gadsen Purchase
Name at least one area of the US economy that increased as a result of westward expansion
Trade, farming, and mining
What was the border for the United States before westward expansion begain?
The Mississippi River
Name at least one cause of the Mexican-American War
Texas Annexation, Dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico, Manifest Destiny
Who is the merchant and business owner who made a fortune selling jeans during the gold rush?
Levi Strauss
What territory was jointly occupied by the US and Great Britian?
Oregon Territory
What law offered free land to farmers who agreed to live on the land for five years and make improvements, causing many people rush to places like Oklahoma to claim their land?
The Homestead Act