Westward Expansion
This 1803 land purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This idea claimed the U.S. had a God‑given right to expand westward to the Pacific.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Texas fought for independence from this country.
What is Mexico?
This political party strongly supported westward expansion and President Polk’s goals.
What is the Democratic Party?
Who is the Democratic Party?
The war began in 1846 under this U.S. president.
Who is James K Polk?
This U.S. concept described relocating Native Americans to make room for settlers.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
What is Indian Removal?
The U.S. and this country jointly occupied the Oregon Territory before 1846
What is Great Britain?
This 1836 battle became a rallying cry for Texas independence
What is the Alamo?
This political group believed the Mexican-American War was unjust and an attempt to expand slavery.
Who were the Whig party?
What is the Whig party?
This treaty ended the war in 1848.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The name of the journey many settlers traveled to the northwest territory in the U.S.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The 1846 treaty set this line as the U.S.–British border in Oregon
What is the 49th Parallel?
He was the commander of the Texan army and later became President of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston?
Many Northerners opposed expansion because they feared it would increase the political power of these types of states.
What are Slave states?
This U.S. General would lead forces into Central Mexico and take the capital of the Country (Mexico City)
Who is General Winfield Scott?
The name of all the territories and states acquired by the U.S. after the Mexican American War
What is California, New Mexico and Arizona?
Travelers had to trade with this group of people, who lived along the trail and in the territory and sometimes charged tolls.
Who are Native American Tribes?
This President/Dictator of Mexico led forces against the Texans.
Who is Santa Anna?
Before Polk, this president refused to annex Texas because he feared it would start a war with Mexico and upset the slavery balance.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Who is John Tyler's Congress?
That battle in the Mexican American War that gave fame to future President General Zachary Taylor and also gave control of northen Mexico to U.S. forces
What is the Battle of Buena Vista?
This invention, created by John Deere in 1837, made it easier for settlers to farm tough prairie soil
What is the steel plow?
The reason many people moved to the Oregon Territory
What are resources?
What is gold?
What is a desire to start fresh/start over?
What is to have access to the Asian Market?
What is it to have ports on the west coast?
One reason the U.S. hesitated to annex Texas was because it would enter as this type of state.
What is a Slave State? What is Slavery?
This president approved the annexation of Texas in 1845, just before leaving office, helping set the stage for conflict with Mexico
Who is John Tyler?
The plan President Polk devised (created) to ensure Mexico would attack them first
What is provoking a war?
Why are U.S. troops stationed at the border with Mexico?
Why did Mexico spill American Blood on American soil?