Unit 7-Westward Expansion

Question 1

What is manifest destiny?

Answer 1

the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America

Question 2

What is westward expansion?

Answer 2

A significant push toward the West Coast of North America was fueled by manifest destiny.

Question 3

Expansion

Answer 3

the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Question 4

Annexation

Answer 4

to become a part of the U.S.

Question 5

Louisiana purchase

Answer 5

territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million and 2X the size of the country.

Question 6

Adams-Onis Treaty

Answer 6

Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States

Question 7

Trail of tears

Answer 7

the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the “Five Civilized Tribes” between 1830 and 185

Question 8

What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 8

Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million