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What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?**
to explore the land west of the Mississippi River and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
Which Shawnee chief worked to form a confederacy of Native American tribes in the early 1800s?**
Tucamseh
Which event occurred at Prophetstown?**
the Battle of Tippecanoe
What made up much of the eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase?**
Mississippi River
What was President Jackson’s position on the Indian Removal Act of 1830?**
He enforced it.
What was the Trail of Tears?**
the forced march of Native American nations to Indian Territory
Where were Native Americans mostly forced to move within Indian Territory?**
Oklahoma
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?**
to give the U.S. government control of Native American lands
According to the chart, what happened to most Native Americans who resisted relocation?**
They were defeated, burned their homes, or negotiated the best deal for their lands.
How did Andrew Jackson’s policies (Native American removal) affect Native Americans?**
thousands of natives died in the process
According to the 1800s concept of Manifest Destiny, who should possess the North American continent?**
Americans
What was the result of the Texas War for Independence?**
Texas won the war and became an independent country.
What territory did the United States gain from Mexico after winning the Mexican-American War?**
land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River in Texas; present-day California, Nevada, and Utah; and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
Who were the “forty-niners”?**
gold seekers who came to California in 1849
What two main motivations caused pioneers to move west?**
Good and land
What did President James K. Polk firmly support?**
Manifest Destiny
Why did northerners object to the annexation of Texas?**
It would increase the number of slave states.
What did the explosive population growth of California lead to?**
gold
What was the Alamo?**
a mission building
Which issue divided opinions about annexing Texas?**
slavery
What is the concept of Manifest Destiny?
The United States should own all the land in the North American continent.
Which conflict did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end?
the Mexican-American War
As the United States expanded farther west, many people embraced the concept of Manifest Destiny and its “obvious” outcome. Describe the religious, economic, and government factors that influenced westward expansion, including Manifest Destiny.**
Gold, land
What are two pull factors that have long attracted immigrants to the United States?**
education and job opportunities
Name three tribes that resisted
Potowatami, Shawnee, Seminole, cherokee, Cherokee north