Expanding West
U.S. History Chapter 11 Review
1.
Trails to the West
The trails westward
across the continent
took settlers over the
Rocky Mountains, Sierra
Nevada Mountains.
Settlers had to ford the
Great Lakes, Mississippi
River and Rio Grande on
their way to the Pacific
Ocean.
2.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
President James K.
Polk shared the
American belief that
the U.S. should
expand across the
continent to the
Pacific Ocean.
3.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
Andrew Gast’s painting,
American Progress,
show Manifest Destiny
as spreading
democracy, technology
and Christianity across
the U.S.
4.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
Land was acquired by
the United States:
 Texas
 Mexican Cession
 Oregon
5.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
 1845
Texas annexation
 1848
Mexican Cession
 1853
Gadsden
Purchase
6.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
The results of the
Mexican-American War
were:
 Treaty
of Hidalgo
 Mexican
 Rio
Cession
Grande as border
 Texas
U.S.
became part of
7.
Manifest Destiny in 1800s
California Gold Rush
in 1848 was in
response to the
discovery of mineral
deposits.
8.
California Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
resulted in an
increase in population
that led to statehood.
Cities on the west
coast became centers
of trade.
9.
California Gold Rush
Large numbers of
Asian immigrants
settled in California
and built railroads
that connected the
country.
10.
Gadsden Purchase
After the MexicanAmerican War, the U.S.
bought the Gadsden
Purchase in 1853 to
acquire land for the
southern railroad route
and to allow a warmer,
safer route to California.
11. Important
 1607:
Dates in U.S. History
Jamestown
 1620: Mayflower
Compact
 1776: Declaration
of Independence
 1787: Constitution
12. Important
 1803:
Louisiana
Purchase
 1845: Texas
Annexation
 1848: Mexican
Cession
 1853: Gadsden
Purchase
Dates in U.S. History