Unit 3 Flashcards
Early Westward Expansion
The Louisiana Purchase
U.S. Bought New Orleans from France for 15M
The Mexican Cession
The land we got from Mexico (that they ceased) after the Mexican-American war
The Gadsden Purchase
U.S. Paid 10M for a strip of land that gave us a route for a southern transcontinental railroad
Manifest Destiny
The Belief that we were destined to expand the U.S. from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast and it was inevitable.
The war of 1812
Caused by British impressment on American sailors.
Blue Jacket
A powerful Shawnee leader that signed the treaty of Greenville
Simon Kenton
A frontiers man that played a key role in taking down the Shawnee tribe
Tecumseh
He tried to create a confederation with all of the other tribes in hopes of stopping/ slowing down westward expansion
Andrew Jackson
He was the 7th president and he led America through the battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans
Was the last major battle of the war, it was fought after the treaty was signed since at the time they didn’t know about the treaty.
The Monroe Doctrine
Closed the western hemisphere off to new colonization, made Europe not interfere with nations in Americas.
Corrupted Bargain
Andrew Jackson believed that the election was rigged since he was the favored candidate and John Adams had the help of Henry Clay, a very influential politician
Trail of tears
When 5000 Cherokee were forced to relocate to Oklahoma
The Spoils System
A system where if you voted for the president that was elected, you would get selected for a job, but if you voted for the losing opponent, you would get terminated from yours.
John Finch
Sailed a steam powered boat down the Delaware river
Robert Fulton
Invented the steam engine
Sam Slater
Created a water powered textile factory in Providence, Rhode Island
Eli Whitney
He created the cotton gin that made cleaning cotton much faster.
Interchangeable Parts
Identical parts, they are mass produced and used as replacements
Father Kino
He discovered a land route from their area to the Pacific Ocean
The Mexican War
Caused by a disagreement over the southern boarders of Texas, it was a three pronged attack.
General Winfield Scott
American Military Commander during the Mexican-American war
The Alamo
Was a major battle for Texas’ fight for independence, “Alamo” refers to a tree
The Gold Rush
When people rushed to California in hopes to mine gold since there was a surplus at the time
Davy Crockett
A Representative from Louisiana, killed in front of the Alamo
Jim Bowie
An American frontiers man, was killed in front of the Alamo
