Unit 3: Westward Expansion Review

Key Legislation

100

The plan for the admission of new states to the U.S.

Northwest Ordinance

200

This 1830 law authorized the forced relocation of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River.

The Indian Removal Act

300

This was a form of US foreign policy that declared the Western Hemisphere closed to further European colonization and warned European powers against interfering in the Americas

Monroe Doctrine

400

This 1848 treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the United States much of the Southwest territory.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Territorial Expansion

100

This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.

Louisiana Purchase

200

This territory was annexed by the United States in 1845, leading to tensions with Mexico.

Texas

300

This 1846 agreement with Britain set the northern boundary of Oregon at the 49th parallel.

Oregon Treaty

400

This 1853 purchase from Mexico completed the contiguous United States by adding land for a southern railroad route.

Gadsen Purchase

Marginalized Groups

100

This forced journey of the Cherokee people to Oklahoma is known by this name.

Trail of Tears

200

A set of beliefs about gender roles in 19th century america

Cult of Domesticity

300

A social and political effort to end slavery

Abolition Movement

400

Describe Life for enslaved people in the 19th century

Various responses

Forced labor, harsh punishments, and lack of personal freedom

Vocabulary

100

the belief that it was  the United States god given right to expand from the east coast to the west coast.

Manifest Destiny

200

the process by which a nation or state increases its land and territory holdings

Territorial Expansion

300

A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries

Borders

400

Governments strategy for dealing with other nations

Foreign Policy