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- depleted soil in the east

- easier travel, railroads, canals

- economic opportunities


What are reasons for westward expansion?

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  • Offered by the federal gov during the civil war
  • Promised 160 acres for $10 if a family could improve the land after 5 years

What is the Homestead Act of 1862?

100

the first president of Texas

Who was Sam Houston?

100

these people believed lands gained from mexico would be free from slavery, and should be land for working men, and plantation owners should not be able to buy land 

Who were the Free Soilers?

100

Freedom from aristocracy, political instability, state churches in europe, , the homestead act gave the opportunity to own land

Why immigrants came to the U.S.?

200

this group went to Utah after their leader Joseph Smith was killed. they were led by Brigham Young after that. 

Who are the Mormons?

200
  • Chartered the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies to construct a railroad to span the continent
  • Railroad would link east and west

What was the Pacific railroad act of 1862?

200

this group were considered hostile if they didn't surrender and go to reservations. eventually were led on the long walk - forced marches 1863-1866 to the reservation at bosque redondo

Who were the Navajo?

200
  • California would be a free state
  • Popular sovereignty would be used to determine new mexico and utah
What is the Compromise of 1850?
200

Men went to US, worked, saved money, and then brought their families to join them

What is Chain Migration?

300
  • Conflict with settlers, buffalo were hunted almost to extinction, sacred lands which had been promised through treaties were taken

How westward expansion impacted Native Americans?

300
  • this was completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah
  • cut travel time from coast to coast to 6 days
  • Eastern businesses shipped goods to the west to trade with Asian markets

What was the Transcontinental Railroad?

300

this was a proposal to prohibit slavery in new territories that was defeated in 1846 and 1848

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

300
  • slave owners could go to northern states to capture and take slaves back south
  • State law enforcement could be compelled to assist with capture and jails would be used
  • Citizens could be deputized to help capture runaway slaves

What was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?

300

this group called themselves the american party, were anti-immigrant/anti-catholic, feared immigrants would  steal elections by illegal voting, and worked to slow immigration

Who was the Know Nothing Party?

400

this man said that the U.S. government should benevolently conquer the continent to spread capitalism and democracy 

Who is Horace Greeley?

400
  • american ambassador to Spain had secret document telling spain to sell Cuba or it would be seized and result in an extension of american slavery
  • plan was leaked and caused outrage in antislavery coalitions and president pierce cancelled the plan

What was the Ostend Manifesto?

400

this granted Western lands owned by mexico would go to the US and also questioned whether land would be free or allow slavery

What were the provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

400

the accused could not testify, free african americans could be kidnapped and accused of being slaves, judges were paid more to declare someone a slave

What were the impacts of the Fugitive Slave Law on african americans?

400
  • Cotton gin made cotton production easier
  • Labor of slavery was a big part of the southern economy
  • Slavery expanded to the west with expansion of cotton cultivation

 

What caused the slavery boom in the South?

500

This was a sacred site for the Lakota people and was taken away in 1874 after silver and gold was found there. 

What are the Black Hills?

500

they employed settlers, chinese immigrants & native americans 

Who was the Central Pacific railroad?

500
  • American settlers revolted against mexico's restrictions such as roman catholicism imposed, mexico outlawed slavery in 1830 and forbade slavery in texas
  • Battles of Alamo and Goliad were many americans were killed

What were causes of the Texas War for Independence?

500
  • Underground railroad now extended to canada
  • Vigilance committees 
  • Personal liberty laws

What were reactions to the Fugitive Slave Law?

500

the internal slave trade where slaves were sold from upper south to the deep south and west

What was the 2nd Middle Passage?