Westward Expansion 1
Who did we purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
France
What was used to communicate and send messages easier?
telegraph
nickname for people gone to search for gold
49ers
minority group that is still in California because of the gold rush
Chinese
The reason Mormons moved west.
persecution
location on the map that America won in the American Revolution.
1
Which location on the map contains the 49th Parallel?
6
biggest reason for expanding westward
economic
place on the map that was added as the 28th state
5
Place on the map bought as a result of the Gadsden Purchase
8
it is our destiny to own the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific
manifest destiny
Why did the U.S. make the Gadsden Purchase?
to build transcontinental railroad
place on the map that we gained from the Adams-Onis Treaty
4
What route did people travel to move west?
The Oregon Trail
Area on the map that was known as the Mexican Cession
7
someone who moves to an uninhabited area
settler
means to add through extension
annex
What law gave the President the power to force Native American tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
place on the map gained as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
7
area on the map that doubled the size of the U.S. at the time.
3
What was it called when the US government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands to Indian territory, resulting in many deaths from hunger and disease
Trail of Tears
Year of Texas annexation
1845
place on the map that was gained after an agreement with Britain.
6
#4 on the map belonged to who before the U.S.?
Spain
Who did the U.S. have joint ownership with over Oregon Country?
Britain