Manifest Destiny
This belief said the United States was meant to expand west.
What is Manifest Destiny?
These workers trapped animals for fur and explored western lands.
Mexicanos helped miners by sharing this.
What are tools and knowledge?
This describes the climate of the Southwest
What is dry and/or hot?
After Haiti earned independence, Napoleon Bonaparte no longer needed this section of land and sold it to the United States.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This group of women gained voting rights earlier than women in the East.
Who are pioneer women?
American cowboys learned ranching skills from these Mexican workers.
Who are vacqueros?
This industry spread across the Southwest after Americans learned it from Spanish settlers.
What is sheep raising?
This event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started his colony in Texas.
This describes the opinion of Americans who opposed Westward Expansion.
What is being a bully?
This major event helped California become a state.
What is the California Gold Rush?
This building material worked well in dry climates.
What is adobe?
This farming technique helped make fruit production successful.
What is irrigation?
This expedition occurred because the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory.
What is the Lewis & Clark expedition?
As a result of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, Mexico had to give up this much land.
What is half?
This group of immigrants influenced food, culture, and traditions in the West.
Who are Chinese immigrants?
Mexican pueblo law influenced U.S. laws about this important resource.
What are water rights?
This group shared mining tools and techniques with others.
Who are Mexicanos?
This campaign slogan showed Americans wanted land in the Pacific Northwest.
What is "All of Oregon or None!"?
After the war, most Mexican people living in the new U.S. territory were promised this.
What is citizenship?
These explorers helped inspire Americans to move west by mapping the land.
Who are John Fremont and Zebulon Pike?
This American music style shows influence from Mexican music.
What is country & western music?
This word shows how Spanish language influenced the geography of the Southwest.
What is mesa?