Unit 7: Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny) Flashcards
What was the primary belief driving westward expansion in the 19th century?
Manifest Destiny
True or False: Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans were destined to expand across North America.
True
What term is used to describe the forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands?
Indian Removal
Fill in the blank: The __________ Act of 1830 authorized the removal of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal
Which president is most associated with the policy of Indian removal?
Andrew Jackson
What was the name of the forced march of the Cherokee people to designated Indian Territory?
Trail of Tears
True or False: The concept of Manifest Destiny included the belief in American cultural superiority.
True
What was one major effect of westward expansion on Native American populations?
Loss of land and resources
Which territory was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War?
California
What was the slogan used to express Manifest Destiny?
From sea to shining sea
Fill in the blank: The __________ Purchase in 1853 furthered the U.S. territorial expansion into the Southwest.
Gadsden
What was the impact of the Homestead Act of 1862 on westward expansion?
It encouraged settlement by offering land to settlers.
True or False: Westward expansion had no significant impact on the environment.
False
What event in 1849 led to a significant influx of settlers to California?
Gold Rush
What was the primary goal of the Oregon Trail?
To facilitate migration to the Oregon Territory.
Which Native American tribe was primarily affected by the Sand Creek Massacre?
Cheyenne
Fill in the blank: The __________ Wars were a series of conflicts between Native Americans and settlers in the Great Plains.
Indian
True or False: The U.S. government often honored treaties made with Native American tribes.
False
What was one consequence of the westward expansion for Native American culture?
Disruption and loss of traditional ways of life
What year did the U.S. acquire the Louisiana Territory, significantly expanding its land?
1803
What was the primary economic motivation for westward expansion?
Access to land and resources
True or False: The expansion into the West was largely peaceful and did not involve conflict.
False
