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Westward Expansion was also known by this phrase
Manifest Destiny
The discovery of this resource inspired many people to move to California
Gold
The year Mexico declared Independence from Mexico
1821
The Mexican American War lasted from ______ to ______
1846-1848
The massive migration of settlers out West to look for riches in California was known as _____________
The California Gold Rush
Define Manifest Destiny
The belief it was America’s “god-given right/duty” to Expand the US from the West Coast to the East Coast
Define "Boomtown"
Communities that grew suddenly when a mine opened, but disappeared when the mine closed.
Define "annex"
to add land ( from another country)
The Mexican-American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of _________________.
Guadalupe Hidalgo
People who moved out West to California in search of Gold were known as ______________, after the year Gold was discovered there.
Forty-Niners (49ers)
This was the name of the path that most settlers took to reach out West, starting in Missouri.
The Oregon Trail
As the population rose out West, people needed a faster, safer way to get there. The invention of the _______ made it easier for both goods and people to travel to places such as California.
Transcontinental Railroad
When American settlers started overwhelming Texas and disobeying Mexican law, Mexican General _________ was sent in to confront the rebellious Americans.
Santa Anna
President Polk hoped to provoke a war with Mexico by ___________
sending American troops into disputed territory with Mexico
Cities such as ________ became boomtowns following the discovery of gold nearby
San Francisco
List 3 reasons why settlers wanted to move out West
Mine for gold, get a new start, job opportunities, get their own land, a sense of adventure.
Name the two companies who were responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Santa Anna and the Americans fought for 13 days at a location called ___________.
The Alamo
List 3 future states that would be added to the United States following the end of the Mexican-American War
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, California, and New Mexico
List 3 dangers of mining
Cave-ins (mines collapsing), toxic fumes from mining coal, TNT explosions, getting stuck in the cave, developing Black Lung, etc.
List 3 dangers/ risks of moving out West
Long traveling time, dangerous conditions to travel, very expensive, unsure of where you’re going, attacks from Native Americans, etc.
Fill in the blank:
U.P. hired mainly _________ immigrants
C.P. hired mainly __________ immigrants
U.P. = Irish
C.P. = Chinese
Why was adding Texas as a state a problem?
Because it would throw off the balance of power between free states and slave states
How did the belief of Manifest Destiny lead to the Mexican - American War?
Because President Polk wanted to provoke a War with Mexico in the hopes that defeating Mexico would allow them to take more land.
The location where gold was first discovered in California
Sutter's Mill