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learm (24 cards)
manifest destiny
It is the fate of the United States to expand from ocean to ocean
lewis and Clark
2 guys tasked with the job to find the northwest passsage and explore the new found land
Sacajawea
she was a nice native American woman who served as a translateor for lewis and clark
Who did the Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
what was the Indian removal act
natives were forced out of there homes because the American wanted more land so they made all native tribes live in utah
Why would the Indian removal act benefit the us
it would help us avoid conflict with natives and let us have more land
How would the Indian Removal Act benefit the Indians
it will protect them and make them more civilized
what tribe was reluctant to leave their land
cherokee
what did the Cherokee do when they opposed the moving
they went to court against Georgia
What was the outcome of the Cherokee vs Georgia trial
at first Georgia was gonna let them stay but Andrew Jackson was a poopy head and despite john marshalls efforts, thought it was unfair so he made the Cherokee move
what was the TRAIL OF TEARS
the long walk the natives had to make after being kicked out of their lands and forced to over into new land
Struggles the Natives faced during the Trail of Tears
fatigue, illness, no feet covering, heavy burdens,
Louisiana purchase
the United States wanted the new Orleans port so they bought it from Napoleon (france) so they bought it cause France needed money so they sold it to the US for cheap
Spanish Cession,
Spain gave the US flordia
Texas annexation
Texas was added onto america
Oregon country
Britain and US divided oregonint two
mexican cession
ened the Mexican war with us us psid 15 to Mexico
gadesen purchase
A few years after the Mexican AMerican War ended, the US paid $10 million for it
Oregon trail
so the people basically a lot of people wanted to go to Oregon because there was a lot of land and it was it hwas hard trail
roiads
Helped settlers move West easier Helped unite the country by providing easier and faster access between towns, cities, states and territories
canals
Canal: a man-made waterway built for shipping, navigation, hydro power, or irrigation.Erie Canal connected Hudson River to Great Lakes
provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest Transported people & goods faster & cheaper
Cut travel time in half
Connected western farms with cities in east
trains
A series of railroad cars that moves along a set of tracks made of steel rails
goldrudsh
so some guy found gold in California and everyone went they to find gild
who roufn gold???????????????????????????/
John w mrshall
