western expansion Flashcards
WHICH PRESIDENT
PURCHASED
LOUISIANA and
WHY
??
Thomas Jefferson Because he wanted to gain control of New Orleans to use the port to ship American goods.
WHO DID JEFFERSON
CHOOSE TO EXPLORE THE
LOUISIANA TERRITORY?
lewis and clark
Which Native American tribe would have lived in the Louisiana Territory?
lakota
what is manifest destiny
The idea & belief
that
expansion was good
for the
country
Who was the President
during the war
of 1812
James madison
What canal was built in
New York (1825)?
How did it help
Westward movement?
ERIE
CANAL
provided quicker, cheaper transportation
When did European nations
begin to gain
respect
for the
U.S.A.
after the war of 1812
FACTORS for
WESTWARD EXPANSION
why move west?
M Manifest Destiny
O Overland Trails
T Transportation
E Economic Opportunity
L Land
P Population growth
What 2 major rivers
did Lewis & Clark
travel on for their
expedition??
Columbia & Missouri river
Who was responsible
for keeping
European
nations out
of the
Western Hemisphere?
James monroe
The Louisiana Purchase ____________________ the size of the United States. It was originally owned by __________, then ____________, and back to _____________. The United States purchased the territory ________ of the Mississippi from ____________ for $15 million.
The Louisiana Purchase ___doubled___ the size of the United States. It was originally owned by _France__, then __Spain___, and back to __France__. The United States purchased the territory _west__ of the Mississippi from __France__ for $15 million.
What did
Cyrus McCormick
&
Jo Anderson
invent??
mechanical reaper
what is happening on pg 152
The store owner is dreaming about how he can get to the GOLD!!
In which territory
(that became an
independent republic)
would there be
a Spanish Mission?
TEXAS
ANNEXATION
what rivers are 3, 5, and 6
3 Rio grande, 5 mississipi, 6 ohio
