Unit 8 and 9: Westward Expansion and Reform

Question 1

What was the process for creating new states called?

Answer 1

Northwest Ordiance

Question 2

What is manifest destiny

Answer 2

the belief that god intended for American to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Question 3

How did pioneers travel west and why?

Answer 3

they used large wagons on the oregen trail to get to the pacific NW, californis trail was also travled using the large wagons by people during the gold rush, mormon trail was used to gain religious freedom and mormons traveled with hand carts or wagons

Question 4

How did the transcontinental railroad change migration west?

Answer 4

once we aquired the gadsden purchase and completed the transcontinental railroad, that made it easier to move west and trade goods across the country.

Question 5

what are ways we acquired new land?

Answer 5

Claim - 13 colonies; Purchase - Louisiana Territory, Florida, Texas; Fight - Mexican Cession, NW Territory

Question 6

What are the characteristics of the mormon trail?

Answer 6

used by the mormons; moving west to avoid religious persecution; settled in present day salt lake city, Utah

Question 7

What are the characteristics of the california trail ?

Answer 7

Used by people hoping to profit off the gold rush; journey from the mississippi river to the pacific ocean

Question 8

What are the characteristic of the oregon trail?

Answer 8

most travel trail; used to reach the pacific northwest

Question 9

what were the scandinavians push and pull factors?

Answer 9

Push - growing poverty; Pull - land prices in the US were cheap and appealing

Question 10

where did the scandinavians settle ?

Answer 10

they chose lands that felt familiar; settled in midwest: minnesota and wisconsin

Question 11

what were the german’s push and pull factors ?

Answer 11

Push - failed revolution and economic hardships; Pull economic opportunites

Question 12

where did the germans settle ?

Answer 12

midwest: wisconsin and texas

Question 13

what were the irish’s push and pull factors ?

Answer 13

Push - fleeing hunger and famine: potato famine; Pull - better chance at finding food and given more rights

Question 14

where did the irish settle?

Answer 14

farmers became city dwellers, settled in boston, new york, philadelphia, and baltimore

Question 15

what were the chinese push and pull factors ?

Answer 15

Push - farmers fleeing crop failures; Pull - the chance to find gold and make it rich. the skills they acquired working in their homeland made them successful miners

Question 16

where did the chinese settle ?

Answer 16

san francisco, california

Question 17

Who was involved in the second great awakening ?

Answer 17

preachers traveling around the US

Question 18

what was the significance of the second great awakening ?

Answer 18

renewed faith, people began to believe anyone can receive salvation and faith leads to helping others. this led to the reform movements because people believed they could make things in life better

Question 19

who was involved in the abolition movement ?

Answer 19

Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, William Llyod Garrison

Question 20

what was the significance of the abolition movement ?

Answer 20

the northern and western states are starting to view slavery as a moral issue. the abolition movements goal was the emancipation all slaves

Question 21

who was involved in the suffrage movements ?

Answer 21

elizabeth cady staton, lucetia mott, susan b anthony

Question 22

what was the significance of the suffrage movement ?

Answer 22

at the seneca falls convention, women demanded equal rights

Question 23

who was involved in education?

Answer 23

horace mann

Question 24

what was the significance of education

Answer 24

he wanted to provide education to all children throughout society. as suffrage expanded, this meant more uneducated people were able to vote. people believed education would bring people out of poverty

Question 25

who was involved in the temperance movement

Answer 25

women who wanted to keep their families together and businessmen who needed their workers to be able to stay on task safely; carrie nation

Question 26

what was the significance of the temperance movement

Answer 26

people began to take pledges for abstinence, to stop drinking alcohol, and alcohol was banned in 13 states

Question 27

who was involved in the need and disabled

Answer 27

dorothea dix

Question 28

what was the significance of the needy and disabled movement ?

Answer 28

new mental institutions were built, including a school for the deaf and blind

Question 29

who was involved in the prison movement

Answer 29

dorothea dix

Question 30

what was the significance of the prison movement

Answer 30

metally ill and people with disabilities were removed form the prison system and provided the support they needed. prisons were now focusing on rehabilitation and the idea that people can change; not always a criminal

Question 31

who was involved in the art movement

Answer 31

thomas cole, asher b durand, robert s duncanson

Question 32

what was the significance of the art movement ?

Answer 32

showcased the beautiful landscapes of america, specifically new york. focus on nature.
hudson river school allowed for people to think differently about the world they lived in