Westward Expansion (1800-1900)

Question 1

Westward Expansion

Answer 1

When the US expanded from the original 13 states on the East Coast to the Pacific Ocean

Question 2

Manifest Destiny

Answer 2

“God has given the right to expand to the Pacific, even if it means taking territory away from others.”

Question 3

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Answer 3

• Jefferson bought a huge territory from France, which was West of the Mississippi River
• Doubled the size of the US

Question 4

Texas Annexation (1845)

Answer 4

Texas broke away from Mexico, and eventually became added to the US

Question 5

Mexican Cession (1848)

Answer 5

• Mexico was forced to give up 1/3 of its territory after the US won the Mexican-American War
• Modern-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada

Question 6

Erie Canal

Answer 6

Waterway connececting Hudson River to Lake Erie

Question 7

“Indian Removal Act”

Answer 7

• Signed by Andrew Jackson (1830)
• Allowed the gov to negotiate with Native American tribes to exchange their land in eastern US for territory west of the Mississippi River
• “Trail of Tears:” forcing tribes to relocate from their ancestral homes

Question 8

Homestead Act

Answer 8

Law allowing citizens who had not fought against the US gov to claim 160 acres of land in exchange for living and improving it

Question 9

Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 9

First railroad to cross the US, connecting Atlantic & Pacific Oceans (1869)

Question 10

California Gold Rush

Answer 10

Period of mass migration to California in search of gold (1848-1855)

Question 11

Sectionalism

Answer 11

• Westward expansion increase divisions between North & South
• Increased tensions over slavery