US History Review - Westward Expansion Flashcards
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organized land into territories, described how to govern territories, banned slavery in the territories, and…
Established rules for how states would be added to the US
What treaty?
-Ended the US-Mexican War
-Texas was part of the US
-Mexico gave the southwest to the US for $15 million
-Mexicans living in the US were protected under US law
Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo
Is spreading democracy across the continent economic, political or social?
Political
Is spreading Christianity to Native Americans economic, political, or social?
Social
Is: Americans wanted natural resources, such as gold and fur economic, political, or social?
Economic
Chinese immigrants:
Search for gold or work and economic opportunities
Missionaries:
Convert native Americans to Christianity
Mountain Men:
To make money in the fur trade and explore the frontier
Mormons:
Wanted to escape religious persecution
Americans:
Cheap, fertile land
What were the 3 events that led to the US declaring war on Mexico (Mexican - American War)?
- The Annexation of Texas
- Disagreements over new borders (Texas border dispute)
- Americans were believed to be killed on American soil on the Texas border
A picture shown of nature is drawn by? (1830)
A painter from the Hudson River School
A picture of a bird? (1800)
John James Audubon
Fill in the blank:
President__1__believed in__2__, which was the belief that the United States was__3__ to expand across the__4__and spread__5__.
1 - James K. Polk
2 - Manifest Destiny
3 - Destined
4 - Continent
5 - Democracy
What treaty?
Signed in 1819
Spain ceded Florida
US promised to recognize Spain’s claim to Texas
Adams - Onis Treaty
What treaty?
Signed in 1846
49th parallel is the line marking the Northern border
Helped US achieve Manifest Destiny
Oregon Treaty
Fill in the blank:
President Pierce authorized the__1__for $10 million to make possible the construction of a__2__.
1 - Gadsden Purchase
2 - Railroad
Texas Annexation:
Elevated tension with the US and Mexico
Louisiana:
First major land acquisition, and doubled the size of the US
Florida:
Acquired through Spain for $5 million after Andrew Jackson invaded
Oregon:
Acquired through diplomacy and settled border dispute with Great Britain
Mexican Cession:
Acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo
Gadsden Purchase:
Bought from Mexico to complete a transcontinental railroad in the south
How did railroads play a significant role in Westward Expansion?
Made it faster and cheaper to move people and goods out west
