Westward Expansion Vocabulary
Define Westward Expansion
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.
The pioneers who surveyed the Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
What was the name of the era of Jackson?
The Jacksonian Era
What is the Spoils System?
The Practice of giving supporters government jobs
President of the United States during the Mexican American War
Who was Polk?
People that lived originally lived in the lands of the Louisiana Purchase
Native Americans
What was Andrew Jackson's Nickname?
Old Hickory
Why did the US want more land?
to gain control of the land west of the Mississippi River
Who owned the Louisiana Purchase before it was purchased by the US?
France
Slave supporting Nation that wanted to be independent from Mexico
What is Texas?
List 2 dangers the pioneers faced on their journey.
wild animals
polluted water
etc...
What was the Homestead Act?
the US gave land away to settlers who farmed
Why did people want to go to California?
the gold
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
Illinois Representative and future President who questioned the legality of the Mexican American War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Term to describe some one moving west to "settle down"
What is a settler?
Who (president) purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What law gave the President the power to force Native American tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
Common People (White men without property)
This is one of the states acquired by the United States after the Mexican American War
What is California/Utah/Arizona/New Mexico/Nevada
What was the Trail of Tears?
When the US government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands to Indian territory, resulting in many deaths from hunger and disease
When did Andrew Jackson get elected as President?
1828
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the United States had a God-given right to take over every part of North America. Spread the land ocean-to-ocean
What was the act that gave settlers land if they farmed the land?
Homestead Act
Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
What was the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo?