Moving West
What is Manifest Destiny?
This belief said the United States was meant to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
This famous trail took pioneers from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Trail
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. huge western lands.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What group of people traveled west for gold?
Bonus: What city named their football team after this group?
49ers
Bonus: San Fransisco
This territory joined the United States through annexation in 1845.
Texas
This trail became popular during the Gold Rush.
California Trail
The forced removal of Natives became known as:
Trail of Tears
Who got rich during the gold rush?
Bonus: Name one of these specific people?
Businessmen
Bonus: Levi Strauss, Samuel Brannan
What were some of the purchases the United States made?
Louisiana
Florida
Gadsden
Who used the Santa Fe trail?
US army, Mexican and American traders
Why did Texans say “Remember the Alamo”?
To encourage revenge and inspire soldiers to fight
Why did many Southerners support allowing slavery in new territories?
They believed slavery should help expand agriculture and the Southern economy
Name four forces that drove westward expansion
Land and Opportunity
Economic Opportunity
Transportation Improvements
Government Support
Religious Freedom
Adventure and New Beginnings
Why did the Mormons move West?
To escape religious persecution
List two causes of the Mexican-American War?
Bonus: List two effects
disagreement over Texas’s border
manifest destiny
Polk became pres
Effects:
Loss of rights
surge of patriotism
tensions over slavery
What was one struggle faced by immigrants and Native Americans during the Gold Rush?
discrimination and violence