Complete your speed sheet
Add the following terms to your glossaryAcquire – to gain
Expansion – to grow or increase in size
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Created a way for America to admit new states
1st step towards manifest destiny
The Louisiana Purchase
3. In what year did the U.S buy the Louisiana territory? Which
country sold the Louisiana territory to the U.S?
1803/France
4. What are the two key factors of the Louisiana purchase for the
U.S?
a. It doubled the size of the U.S
b. Gave it control of the key port of New Orleans.
The Purchase of Florida
5. In what year did the U.S purchase Florida? Which country
decided to sell the Florida territory?
1819, Spain
6. Why did Spain decide to sell this territory?
Spain was losing its hold on its colonial empire in South
America
or
Spain’s colonies had already risen to revolt
Manifest Destiny
7. What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief to extend the borders of the nation to the shores of
the Pacific.
8. What are the three elements of the divine mission that Americans
were chosen to spread?
Democracy, Christianity, and Western Culture.
Manifest Destiny
9. Which two factors were important to the US for
occupying the entire continent of North America?
Strengthen the nation’s security and provide new
economic opportunities.
The Oregon Territory
10. Which European nation did the US agree to have joint control of
the Oregon territory? What are the coordinates for this territory?
The British/ 54 degrees, 40 North
11. Who was moving into the Oregon territory in the 1840’s? What
trail did they travel on?
The Pioneers/The Oregon Trail.
12. How long is the trail? What method of transportation did most of
these settlers use?
The trail crossed 2,000 miles/In covered wagons.
The Oregon Territory
13. What mountain range did they cross? What other
geographic obstacles did these settlers have to cross?
The Rocky Mountains. Deserts and rivers.
14. How many people died along this trail?
More than 20,000.
The Mormons in Utah
15. Who, When and where were the Mormons founded?
Joseph Smith, 1830 in upstate New York
16. What other name is given for the time of the foundation of the
Mormon religion?
The Second Great Awakening
The Mormons in Utah
17. Which unique belief did Mormons have?
Marrying several wives
18. Who led the Mormons westward to Great Salt
Lake, Utah? How did the Mormons cultivate the
land in Utah?
Brigham Young/Irrigation
The Annexation of Texas
19. Explain what happened in the 1820’s between Americans and the Mexican
government?
They reached an agreement to settle in the region of Mexico known as
“Texas”.
20. What effect did the law passed by the Mexican government in 1830 have on
American settlers?
It prohibited additional settlers from immigrating to Texas from the United
States.
21. How did American settlers react to this Mexican law?
Restrictions failed to stop the flow of American immigrants or They simply
ignored the law
The Annexation of Texas
22. Who was the Mexican General and dictator?
Santa Anna
23. What did Texans declare from Mexico?
Independence
24. What two major battles did Texas lose that
inspired many Texans?
The Alamo and Goliad
Texas Wins Independence!
25. Who was the leader of the Texas army?
Sam Houston
26. What famous battle did Texans defeat Mexico?
Who did they capture?
The Battle of San Jacinto/Santa Anna
Texas wins Independence!
27. How did Texas officially gain its independence?
Santa Anna signed a treaty recognizing Texas as
an independent republic.
28. Identify the issue that the U.S. Congress was
divided over?
To admit a new slave state into the Union
The Election of James K. Polk
29. What President Polk promised he would do?
To annex Texas and obtain the Oregon Territory
30. What issue was still a problem for the U.S?
Slavery
31. In what year was Texas annexed?
1845
32. What did Americans fear would occur if Texas is annexed?
It would lead to war with Mexico
The U.S-Mexican War 1846-1848
36. Name the treaty that would settle war?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
37. What is the Mexican Cession?
The U.S agreed to pay Mexico $15 million for the
areas gained by the U.S
The Gadsden Purchase
38. When and how did the U.S complete its
westward expansion?
1853/The Gadsden Purchase.
39. Why did President Pierce want to the U.S to
have this area?
The area was seen as the most practicable route
for a southern railroad to the Pacific
The California Gold Rush
40. What was discovered in California in 1848?
Gold
41. What is the nickname given to the thousands of
people rushing to California?
The Forty-Niners
Westward Expansion Poses (creates) a New
Challenge
42. What political issue created problems for the U.S as westward expansion
continued?
Slavery
43. What concern did the Southern States have regarding expansion?
Southern States wanted to be sure that the number of slave states in
Congress remained equal to that of the free states.
44. Why did Southerners fear if a new state from the west was admitted as a
free state?
It would upset the existing balance between free and slave states in
Congress.
45. Using the graph on page 232, by how many votes did the North have over
the South in 1810 and in 1850?
1810 = 24 / 1850 = 71
46. Using your knowledge of Social Studies, what two word term best describes
westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny
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