Unit 7--Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny) Flashcards
What did Americans have to gain financially by moving west?
Money, resources, and opportunities
What opportunities did settlers have in the West that they didn’t have in the East?
Cheap open land
What is land speculation and how would Americans benefit from it?
Purchase land increase in value
Why should Americans want to settle in the West?
More land means more wealth and power
What considerations did American settlers make for the groups of non-Americans already living on that land?
Reservations
Why did Americans have rights over other countries that might have settled in these territories?
Wars and treaties
Who could have settled in these territories if Americans stayed in the east?
Spanish, Mexicans, and Native Americans
Why was it so important for Americans to have land?
Manifest Destiny
Why did they always want more land?
Power and the growth of American
Why would certain religious groups want to settle west?
For Religious Freedom
Three Reasons for Manifest Destiny?
Economic, political and social reasons
