Unit 7 ~ Westward Expansion Flashcards
1
Q
What Is Manifest Destiny ?
A
Strong Religious Belief That The Expansion Of The U.S. Was Justified & Happening No Matter What.
2
Q
Mexican Cession
A
The Territory Given To The U.S. By The Treaty of Guadalupe After The Mexican American War.
3
Q
What Doubled U.S. Territory ?
A
Louisiana Purchase Doubled The Size By 15 Million
4
Q
Trail Of Tears
A
Removed Thousands of American Indians From Their Homelands In The Southeastern U.S. By Force.
5
Q
Annexation
A
Extending National Sovereignty Over A New Piece Of Land.
6
Q
Forty - Niners
A
Someone Who Went To California In 1849 During The Gold Rush.
