Economic Opportunities
Most farmers and settlers moved west to find more of this.
What is fertile land?
The US Government forced Native tribes to sign these to give up their land.
What are treaties?
This belief justified America expanding Westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The northern states opposed slavery and its expansion, also known as this
What is abolitionism
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 was signed after the Revolutionary War, giving the US land up to this major river.
What is the Mississippi River?
The discovery of this precious metal caused a rush of people to move far west.
What is gold?
In exchange for giving up their land, what were Native tribes promised?
This purchase doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This became stronger as a result of Manifest Destiny.
What is the economy?
Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from this nation.
What is France?
This type of transportation structure made it easier for settlers to move west.
What are railroads?
This animal, very important to the Native Americans, was nearly wiped out due to overhunting.
What is a buffalo?
These men led an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This long trail leading to the Pacific Northwest became infamous for disease, such as cholera, which killed thousands of settlers.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The Northwest Ordinance was document in 1787 that was a system for creating these in the western territories.
What are states?
Settlers were promised land for free if they agreed to do this on their land.
What is farm the land?
Native tribes were forced to move from their ancestral lands and live on these.
What are reservations?
The painting, "American Progress," portrays the nation as superior and support for its own interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. This is also known as...
What is nationalism?
Forced assimilation, the act of erasing one's language, culture, and way of life, was imposed on these people.
Who are Native Americans?
This officially took effect in 1789, becoming the precedent for all federal government decisions.
What is the constitution?
This trading industry brought people west before farming became common.
What is the fur trade?
Many tribes were forced to move far distances and live in "Indian Territory," which was located in this present-day state.
What is Oklahoma?
Which of the following did NOT increase as a result of Manifest Destiny?
Trails
Population
Native Tribes
Farms
Enslaved People
Native Tribes
The production of this cash crop significantly increased as a result of manifest destiny.
What is Cotton?
The US purchased the Louisiana Territory, initially because they were interested in this major port city.
What is New Orleans?