Westward Expansion
This term was used to justify Westward Expansion by stating that God had wanted Americans to take this land.
Manifest Destiny
What was Mexico’s policy toward slavery in 1830?
Slavery was abolished
The U.S. annexed this territory in 1845, angering Mexico.
Texas
What resource was found in California that made Americans move out to the state in 1849?
Gold
The United States compromised with which other country to gain control of the Oregon Trail?
Great Britain
Americans promised to speak Spanish, convert to Catholicism, become Mexican citizens, and not bring slaves to Texas. How many of these promises did they keep?
None
The U.S. gained this large territory from Mexico after the war.
Mexican Cession
What was life like in mining camps?
Difficult and rough conditions.
Why did Christian missionaries move to the Oregon Territory?
To Convert Native Americans
These groups of people were living out in the West and were kicked out when Americans settled in their land.
Native Americans
The Mexican general and president who led troops against the Texans.
Santa Anna
Who was the President that declared war against Mexico to start the Mexican-American War?
James K. Polk
How did the Gold Rush lead to California becoming a state?
The increase in population made California's government and economy grow quickly,
What was an incentive for colonists to travel to Oregon Country?
Fertile Farmland
He was the commander of the Texan army and later became the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Sam Houston
Which states did the United States gain as a result of the Mexican-American War?
California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming
What group of people were in charge of changing the West and how?
Chinese Immigrants, by bringing their culture to wherever they settled.
Who led a small band of explorers to the Oregon coast in 1804 to 1806?
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea
Pacific Ocean
Why was Texas not able to become a state immediately after gaining independence from Mexico?
It would break the balance between free and slave states
What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
a good railroad route to California
This group faced land loss, disease, and violence due to massive migration into California.
Native Americans
What country gave up its's claim to Oregon as part of the treaty purchase to FL?
Spain