Government
The Monroe Doctrine made _______ the protector of the _______________.
The U.S.
The Western Hemisphere
The idea that the Eastern and Western Hemisphere's should stay separate was shown in what?
The Monroe Doctrine
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
France
Where were the Native Americans sent after the Indian Removal act?
Who mostly went west to find gold?
Men
The Missouri Compromise said that any new state added above _____________ would be free.
The 36th Parallel
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that Americans were meant, by god, to take all the land from sea to sea.
15 million
Native Americans were originally the owners of what land?
What is known today as the United States
What is Westward Expansion?
The process of America getting bigger, buying more land, and moving west.
Who made the final decision over whether Missouri got to become a state or not?
Congress
Why did the Americans want the Mexican Territory?
Manifest Destiny was ingrained in the mentality of Americans at this point and they wanted to expand coast to coast.
Also resources and the need to expand.
Name 2/3 reasons the U.S. wanted the Louisiana Territory.
1. Wanted New Orleans for trade
2. Wanted New Orleans for the port
3. Wanted access to the Mississippi Rvr to travel
How many Natives died on the Trail of Tears?
1 out of 10
Who explored/created the Oregon Trail?
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagewea
The North wanted states to be free states. What did the South want?
They wanted each state to have the right to choose 'free' or 'slave' state.
What was Manifest Destiny used to do?
The removal and mass mistreatment of Native Americans
Why did many people who went west to find gold end up in poverty?
What two groups sued the government after the U.S. Government passed the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokees and Seminoles
What were the two reasons that people traveled the Oregon Trail?
They were looking to start a new life
They were looking to convert the Natives to Christianity.
If France attacked Mexico, why would the U.S. get involved?
The Monroe Doctrine says the U.S. is the protector
What were the Americans willing to do to get the Mexican Territory?
Instigate a fight when Mexico denied their offer to buy the land.
What were the four after effects of the Gold Rush?
1. Ppl in California went into poverty
2. Natural land was destroyed
3. The west expanded rapidly
4. Population increased drastically
Who named it the Trail of Tears?
A Native American leader from the Choctaw tribe
What were the dangers(6) on the Oregon Trail?
Starvation Infection
Disease Native American Tribes
Dehydration Other Travelers