Moving West
What was the name of the philosophy that justified U.S. expansion across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
What territory was purchased from France in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S.?
Louisiana Purchase
This man was president during the Mexican-American War.
James K Polk
Easterners who came a year after the gold rush began were referred to by this term.
the 49ers
The annexation of which territory caused the U.S. Mexican War to occur?
Texas
Name two economic motives for moving west.
furs, cheap land, gold, & better jobs
What famous trail was used by pioneers heading to the Pacific Northwest?
Oregon Trail
This man was an important American general during the Mexican American War.
Zachary Taylor
name given to settlements when miners left
ghost towns
What group of people faced discrimination during the Gold Rush, leading to unfair taxes?
Chinese Immigrants
Name 2 social motives for moving west.
religious freedom, adventure, to spread religion, or overcrowded cities in the east
This religious group was forced West by persecution.
Mormons
Texas was a state of Mexico after gaining independence from what country before becoming part of the United States?
Spain
method used to separate the gold from the dirt and gravel
panning
What war resulted in the U.S. gaining California and much of the Southwest?
Mexican-American War
Name the three types of transportation used in moving west.
This party lost half of its members on its way West, and some of them engaged in cannibalism.
The Donner Party
This was the name of wide swath of land the Americans took at the conclusion of the Mexican American War.
the Mexican Cession
Which city in California grew at the highest rate during the Gold Rush?
San Francisco
What was the final piece of land acquired that completed the continental U.S.? (Allowed for better land for railroads)
Gadsden Purchase
What was the man made waterway built in 1825 by Governor Clinton of NY?
This painting symbolized what Americans envisioned as their Manifest Destiny.
America's Progress
This was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War.
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
James Marshall at Sutter's Mill
This man was the dictator of Mexico during the Texan Revolt.
Santa Anna