Unit 7 Study Guide - Manifest Destiny

Question 1

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Answer 1

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was accepted as a slave state. However, this was only if Maine was allowed as a free state.

Question 2

Which new states in the country were allowed to have slavery?

Answer 2

Any new state that is located below MO is allowed to own slaves.

Question 3

Cowboys:

Answer 3

Herding cattle to the Midwest and the West.

Often from Texas to Kansas on the “Chisholm Trail.”

Responsible for pushing out Native American groups.

Question 4

Railroads:

Answer 4

Built transcontinental railroad from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean.

Dangerous and unsanitary working conditions.

Irish and Chinese immigrants.

Question 5

Native Americans:

Answer 5

Ancestral Native Americans were driven out their lands and forced to go futher West.

Had to create new reservations.

Abonded their tribes.

Question 6

49ers:

Answer 6

Went West to search for gold in California.

“Goal Rush” - roughly 300k people moved out to California.

Didn’t work out for most.

Question 7

Farmers:

Answer 7

Went West to look for more land.

Homestead Act of 1862 - Congress gave 160 acres of free land.

600k families participated.

Question 8

Manifest Destiny

Answer 8

White Americans settled in the entire continent of North America.

Question 9

The Alamo

Answer 9

A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico.

Question 10

Sectionalism

Answer 10

Loyalty to only one specific region of a country, rather than the country as a whole

Question 11

Exodusters

Answer 11

a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879.

Question 12

Gold Rush

Answer 12

rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits.

Question 13

49ers

Answer 13

the people that migrated to California from 1848-1849 in hopes to find gold and make fortunes.

Question 14

Homestead Act

Answer 14

provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.

Question 15

The Alamo’s Attackers

Answer 15

Mexican army (around 5,000)

Question 16

The Alamo’s Defenders

Answer 16

Texans (roughly 200)

Question 17

Results of the Battle

Answer 17

After 13 days, Mexico wins this battle.

Question 18

Who?

Answer 18

Pioneers, missionaries, people who are looking for better economic conditions, farmers, explorers

Question 19

What?

Answer 19

People sold their possessions/homes; traveled in wagons; diseases/illnesses; scarce resources

Question 20

When?

Answer 20

1843. Roughly 5 monghtss in length. Oregon Trail ceased when railroads out west were completed in 1880s.

Question 21

Where?

Answer 21

Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon

Question 22

Why?

Answer 22

Manifest Destiny + searching wealth, spreading religion, acheiving freedom

Question 23

How?

Answer 23

Traveled in covered wagons pulled by Oxen, mapped out stopping points, large groups.

Question 24

Who was the U.S. President during the Mexican-American War?

Answer 24

President James K. Polk

Question 25

Which group from Texas helped scout out New Mexico and California for President Polk?

Answer 25

The Texas Rangers

Question 26

Which future president commanded the American army during the Mexican-American War?

Answer 26

General Zachary Taylor

Question 27

Which future U.S. states were captured by the United States during the Mexican-American War?

Answer 27

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

Question 28

How much did the U.S. pay Mexico for its northern land (California and New Mexico)?

Answer 28

$15,000,000

Question 29

Sioux Wars; 1851-1890

Answer 29

White settlers attempted to steal Native land. US victory. War started over disagreement over cattle.

Question 30

Wounded Knee Massacre; 1890

Answer 30

US/Natives attempted to meet, unclear who fired the first shot, rougly 150 died

Question 31

Dawes Act (Allotment Act); 1887

Answer 31

Natives received acres of land from the US Gov.

Question 32

Treaty of Fort Laramie; 1868

Answer 32

Protect Black Hills from US annexation; attempted peace treaty.

Question 33

Battle of Little Bighorn; 1876

Answer 33

Indians fought with the Americans because they didn’t wanna sell land. Indians won and Americans lost.

Question 34

Sand Creek Massacre; 1864

Answer 34

Gold settlers were moving into the Southern Cheyenne’s ;and and it created tension, causing them to move to Sand Creek. They were attacked and overall there were around 300 casualties and most were woman and chirlden.

Question 35

Reasons for the Homestead Act:

Answer 35

US government wanted population increase in the West, as well as to provide a fair shot at aquriring new land.

Question 36

What the Homestead Act did:

Answer 36

Citizens over the age of 21 could apply to receive 160 acres of land from the government in exchange for roughly $20.

Question 37

Opposition to the Act:

Answer 37

Government regulators

Native Americans

Question 38

Effect of the Act:

Answer 38

Native Americans were forcibly removed from ancestral lands.

10% of all US land was claimed through the homestead act.

Question 39

How did the discovery of gold impact the population and economy of California?

Answer 39

population increased dramatically which led to a stronger economy for the state.

Question 40

How did the Gold Rush impact the environment and the Native American populations living in California?

Answer 40

Destruction of natural beauty and resources in California; as well as pushed Native American groups further out of their ancestral lands.

Question 41

How did the influx of people during the Gold Rush contribute to the development of towns and infrastructure in California?

Answer 41

Dramatically increased the development of major towns in California, specifically San Francisco.