Westward Expansion 1
This is the amount that the United States paid France for the Louisiana territory.
What is $15 million .
1838: During this journey, the Cherokee Nation (among others) is forced to march from the East Coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way.
What was the Trail of Tears?
1830: Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River in this Congressional legislation.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
1803 - President Thomas Jefferson sent explorers to explore the Louisiana territory and find a route to the Pacific.
Lewis and Clark
1819:In the Adams-Onis Treaty, THIS TERRITORY was ceded by the US from Spain to stop attacks from Seminole tribes and runaways enslaved people from Georgia.
What is Florida?
THIS PERSON was president when the the Indian Removal Act passed, displacing thousands of Native Americans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
1803: President Thomas Jefferson buys THIS TERRITORY from France for $15 million. This doubles the size of the United States and provides a large area to the west of the country for expansion.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
THIS COUNTRY was lead [at the time] by Napolean, who sold the Louisiana Territory to the US.
What/Who is France ?
1783: THIS is how the 13 colonies officially became the 13 United States of America.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
THIS is the name of the major river that the U.S wanted to control in the early 1800s that was vital for trade.
What is the Mississippi River ?
1848: James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon, word was out, and people rushed to THIS TERRITORY to strike it rich.
What is California?
THIS was the main motive behind the idea of Manifest Destiny and westward expansion.
What is spreading democracy/liberty and religious views across the continent (from ocean to ocean)?
THIS is the port U.S want to control in the early 1800s that led to the purchase of the Louisiana territory?
What is the Port of New Orleans?
THIS PAINTING featured many political, cultural, and personal views of westward expansion that can be interpretted in many ways.
What is American Progress?
1845: Journalist John O'Sullivan first used THIS TERM to describe the United States' westward expansion. Many Americans in the 19th century believed they were divinely ordained to move west.
What is Manifest Destiny?
1853: The United States purchased THIS TERRITORY to ensure that the southern transcontinental railroad was 100% on US soil.
WHat is the Gadsden Purchase?
THIS is the term given to explain how the United States botained new lands and territories to the west.
What is Westward Expansion?
THIS was the widespread production of machinery and textiles that led to significant economic and social changes.
What was the Inudstrial Revolution?
THIS is the buying or obtaining something, like land or territory. It is significant in how the US bacame what it is today.
What is acquisition?
THIS was the name of the treaty that officially ended the Mexican-American War.
[which also gave the US the territory which is now Nevada, Utah, Arizona and parts of New Mexico & Colorado.]
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
THIS is the term given when politicians appoint loyalist to government offices regardless of their qualifications or experience.
WHat is the Spoils System?
THIS term represents loyalty to a region or territory/state, rather than their/a country.
What is sectionalism?
1845: After ITS annexation, the Lone Star Republic eventually becomes a state further escalating the free vs enslaved balance.
What is Texas? [or Tejas]
1846: In order to avoid another war, England signed a treaty with the US, splitting THIS LAND between the United States and Great Britain.
What is Oregon Territory/Country?
1862: In THIS ACT the U.S. government offered free land to farmers who agreed to live on the land for five years and make improvements. THis causes many pioneers to rush to places west to claim their land.
*we did not talk about this in class*
What is the Homestead Act?