Westward expansion
This famous trail which spanned most of the continent was used by pioneers throughout this time period
What is the Oregon Trial?
This territory was purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
This invention, created in 1794, brought an economic boom to the South
What is the cotton gin?
This region is characterized by its industrial power and rose to prominence in the early 1800's
What is the Northeast?
What was the river, spanning from Minnesota to Louisiana, plays a large role in connection between states and people
What is the Mississippi River?
The Louisiana purchase allowed for the US to gain control of this crucial port city, allowing trade and contributing to westward expansion
What is New Orleans?
This additition in 1819 expanded US territory and impacted Southern and Gulf Coast regions, solving border disputes
What was the acquisition of Florida?
This massive event in 1849 originated in California and brought many people out west
What was the Gold Rush?
The social and economic structure of this region is based off of agriculture
What is the South?
These people played a big role in the fur trade
Who are the Native Americans?
This president associated with the term "Manifest Destiney," promoting Westward Expansion
Who is James K. Polk?
The US acquired these 2 states from Mexico in 1848
What is California and New Mexico?
With the invention of this, this form of transportation brought the ability to transport goods across areas where ships could not reach
What are railroads?
This region of mountains on the border of Virgina, North Carolina, and Kentucky, have different sorts of impacts on their economy, like mining
What is the Appalachian region?
The creating of this mode of transportation helped move people and goods up and down rivers across America
What was the steamboat?
This belief system, emphasizing individualism, influenced westward migration during this time
What is Jefferson agarianism?
The annexation of this territory in 1845 heightened tensions between the North and South over the expansion of slavery
What is the annexation of Texas?
Which Act created by Jefferson harmed the economy and eventually sparked the War of 1812
What was the Embargo Act?
Economic and cultural dynamics of this region were influenced by a mix of English, Dutch, and other European settlements
What is the Mid-Atlantic?
This form of transportation, completed in 1869, gave access for travel across the continent
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This was the name of Lewis and Clark's expedition after the acquisition of the Louisiana territory
What was the Corps of Discovery Expedition?
The acquisition of the Oregon Territory in the 1840's had political implications for the US and this European country
What is Britain?
In 1816 when prices and inflation rose, this was created until President Andrew Jackson's veto of the bill to recharter
What is the Second Bank of the U.S.
French and Creole heritage are prominent in this region
What is the Gulf Coast?
The waterway which played a crucial role in trade and transportation during the Oregon Trail
What is the Missouri River?