Moving West Pt. 1
What two people mapped territory, located resources, and identified waterways and rivers to find a route to the Pacific?
Lewis and Clark
What was the first non-British war that the Americans won?
Mexican American War
What does "sovereignty" mean?
Which in-class text was written by Walt Whitman?
"When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"
What does the word "transcend" mean?
To go above or beyond
State one of the four reasons for why people moved west
1) Opportunities and land
2) To farm and make money
3) Cities = overcrowded
4) Manifest Destiny
Who was the 7th president who hated Native Americans?
Andrew Jackson
What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 do?
It "gave" land in the west to Native Americans and forced them to relocate
Which in-class text was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
"Self-Reliance"
What location did the movement take place in?
New England
Why did so many people die on the Oregon Trail?
It was a long trip full of exposure to the elements and disease
What was the monetary value of the gold discovered in 1852 at the start of the California Gold Rush?
2 billion
What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the U.S. and the Sioux Nation do?
Designated the Black Hills land as part of the Sioux Nation's reservation for exclusive use
Which in-class text was written by Henry David Thoreau?
"Civil Disobedience"
What years did it take place from?
1830s to 1850s
What was the first territory acquired by the U.S. during Westward Expansion?
The Louisiana Purchase
Name one negative impact of the California gold rush
Sample answers: exploitation of immigrants and Native Americans, destruction and damage to the environment
What is the name of the event where 12,000-16,000 Cherokee were illegally forced from their land to Oklahoma (800-1,200 miles), killing about 4,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure to the elements.
The Trail of Tears
Which transcendentalist author is considered the father of modern American poetry?
Walt Whitman
Name one belief the Transcendentalists had
Sample answers: unity of creation, innate goodness of creation, insight through experience > logic, truth comes from experience, institutions corrupt individual purity, self-reliance, independence
How much land did Mexico lose at the end of the Mexican American War?
1/2 their land
What is the name of the 11th president, who was a supporter of Manifest Destiny and campaigned on expansion?
James K. Polk
What was the role of propaganda after the Battle of Little Big Horn?
The battle becomes known as "Custer's Last Stand," and the myth glosses over the fact that he had been targeting Native Americans illegally
Which transcendentalist author lived in a cabin for two years, was considered an anarchist, and got arrested for tax evasion?
Henry David Thoreau
Why did this movement result in a clash between old and new generations?