Westward Expansion Assesment Flashcards
(23 cards)
Causes of Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny- the belief that the U.S. was meant to expand across the continent.
Economic:
-gold rush
-farming, fishing & fur trade
Religious:
-Mormons
-Missionaries
Rugged Individualism
-risk takers, profit seekers, adventure seekers
Effects of Westward Expansion
Texas
Oregon Cession
Utah
California
Diversity
Sectionalism
What was Manifest Destiny
The belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent
Cede definition
to give
Annex definition
to add
What was Sectionalism
division between regions based on economic, geographic & cultural
Diversity
blending of cultures
Missionaries
sent out west to convert Natives to Christianity
Missionaries
sent out west to convert Natives to Christianity
What were 49ers
people who went out to California in search of gold; from Australia, China, Latin America, Europe and the east coast of U.S.
Ghost towns
Towns abandoned after the gold “ran out”
Boom towns
Towns that quickly became populated b/c of the gold rush
Which president annexed Texas
James Knox Polk
Who led the Mormons to Utah
Brigham Young
Who’s estate was gold found on in California
John Sutter
Sent west to convert Natives to Christianity
Missionaries
I coined (invented) the term “Manifest Destiny”
John O’Sullivan
What political factor intensified as “Manifest Destiny” (territorial expansion) greatened
Sectionalism
North vs. South
free states vs. Slave states
Texas
-Mexican American War- helped Texas gain independence
-Annexed to U.S.
-acquired Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado & parts of Wyoming (Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo)
-number of American settlers outnumbered the native Texans living in Texas; desire to be under U.S. control/protection was great
Oregon Cession
-Oregon trail - thousands of settlers moving west in covered wagons
-Treaty between U.S & Britain along the 49th Parallel
Utah
-Acquired from Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
-Mormons first settled there for religious freedom, led by Brigham Young
California
-1849 Gold rush (discovered on Sutter’s estate)
-Boom towns rapidly grew because of prospectors (people who were looking to get rich)
-When gold ran out, boom towns turned into ghost towns
-Mostly young Chinese & European immigrants, people from Australia, Mexico, and the east coast
-When the gold “ran out”- people turned to farming, ranching, trading, and also set up businesses to sell food & supplies to miners.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Ended Mexican-American war between U.S. and Mexico, as well as helped the U.S. gain vast land from the treaty.
