Westward expansion Flashcards

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What happened in 1800?

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Jefferson was elected

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what happened in 1803?

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The Louisiana Purchase

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what happened from 1804-1806

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Lewis and Clarke expedition

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What happened in 1808?

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Madison was elected

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What happened from 1812-1815

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the war of 1812

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What happened in 1816

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Monroe elected

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What happened in 1823?

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Monroe doctrine

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What happened in 1828

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Jackson elected

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What happened in 1830

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Indian removal act

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What happened in 1838-1839?

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trail of tears

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What happened in 1845?

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Manifest destiny

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What happened in the 1840s-70s?

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Oregon trail

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Who bought the Lousiana Territory?

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Jefferson

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What country did they buy LA from?

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France

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How much did the LT cost?

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15 mil

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why did they buy the LT?

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New Orleans had a lot of trade coming in

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What were the objectives of the L&C Expedition?

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Find out what’s there, find a direct route to the Pacific, Document plants, climate, geography, and animals, establish friendly relationships with the natives

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When and where did L&C leave

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May 1804 in St. Louis

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What kind of boat did L&C travel in?

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keen

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How many mis did L&C travel each day?

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14

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how long did L&C travel for

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2 years: 1804-1806

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Where did they live in the first winter?

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Fort Mandan

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What was L&C mission called

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Corps of discovery

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Who helped at Fort Mandan

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British and french traders

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What was Sacagewea?
a walking symbol of peace
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What tribe was Sacagawea from
Shoshone
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How many plants and animals did they document?
300
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What did they document in
journals
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Where did the US want to expand into
British Canada
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What were the people who supported the British war called?
War hawks
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What were the reasons for the War of 1812?
British was capturing Americans at sea, they were arming natives, and they were expanding into Canada.
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what was the risk of the war of 1812?
deaths, not getting more land, risk not having independence
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what did the British burn
white house
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What did the British want to destroy
everything
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Where did the British bomb in 1814
Fort Mc Henry
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Who held ground in the bombing of FT MCHENRY
US
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Who watched the bombing and wrote the national anthem as a poem?
Francis Scott Key
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What year did we officially make the star-spangled banner our national anthem?
1931
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What did the Treaty of Ghent do?
Ended the war of 1812
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Who was the winner of the War of 1812?
no clear winner
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What were the outcomes or takeaways of the War of 1812?
British now respect, we started making products on our own, gained a sense of pride, Native American resistance diminished, showed world what we can do.
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
US foreign policy for our safety.
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Edicts of Monroe Doctrine
N&S America can no longer be colonized by Europe, Any attempt would be seen as an attack on the US, the US would not intervene with Europe, and Europe would not intervene with the Western hemisphere.
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Effects of Monroe Doctrine
We protected Latin America, US-controlled Latin, and South America, and Set a precedent of Isolation toward Europe unless they attempts to colonize in N or S America
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What is isolation
A nation that does not involve in foreign affairs
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What do isolationists believe
We should focus on ourselves and not those of other countries, which could make more problems and could weaken US
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What is Interventionism
A nation that does involve in foreign affairs
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What do interventionists believe in?
They believe it is in US' best interest to play an active role in international affairs. If done, America increases strength and spreads values to other countries
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What was the Indian Removal Act
It was when The native americans were forced to move out west
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Who were the 5 civilized tribes
Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Chocktaw
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Where were the natives forced to move?
present-day Oklahoma
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Why were the natives forced to move to Oklahoma?
White settlers were expanding in the south for cotton where they were
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Was life along the trail of tears easy?
no
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what were some hardships on the trail of tears?
mud and snow making it hard for walking, dry and droughts, ice, and snow, and no water, bad weather, exhaustion and disease
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what is Manifest Destiny?
We had a divine mission to conquer land from ocean to ocean.
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Impact of Manifest Destiny
accelerated westward expansion and loss of tribes
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What is the Oregon Trail?
2,000 miles from Missouri to west
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how many people traveled the Oregon trail?
400,000
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Why did the people travel the Oregon trail
to move out to Oregon territory out West
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What were the challenges of the Oregon Trail
difficult terrain, lacking supplies, disease, Indian Attacks, death
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What were the benefits of traveling the Oregon Trail?
free land, less populated, good farming land, new life, wanted life to get better
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What were the benefits of traveling the Oregon Trail?
free land, less populated, good farming land, new life, wanted life to get better