Ch. 15-16 Manifest Destiny + Westward Expansion Flashcards
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| 1165585073 | Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States had the right to expand across the North American continent | 0 | |
| 1165585074 | war, treaties and settlement | The ways that the United States acquired land | 1 | |
| 1165585075 | France and Spain | The two countries that claimed the Louisiana Territory before the 1800s | 2 | |
| 1165585076 | The Louisiana Purchase | Which acquisition doubled the size of the United States. Purchased from France. | 3 | |
| 1165585077 | purchase Florida | How did the United States plan to end raids on Georgia farms? | 4 | |
| 1165585078 | Texas allowed slavery | Why did some northerners object to the annexation of Texas? | 5 | |
| 1165585079 | Stephen F. Austin | Started a colony in Texas after Mexico declared independence. | 6 | |
| 1165585080 | Oregon settlers | Moved to Oregon for fertile farmland. | 7 | |
| 1165585081 | President Polk | Whose 1844 campaign slogan was, "All of Oregon or none!"? | 8 | |
| 1165585084 | Mexican-American War | The annexation of Texas contributed to the start of this war. | 9 | |
| 1165585085 | Guadalupe Hildalgo | What treaty reduced the size of Mexico by half | 10 | |
| 1165585086 | President Polk | His goal was to increase the territory of the United States. | 11 | |
| 1165585087 | The United States had bullied its weaker neighbors | How did some Americans feel about the expansion of the United States | 12 | |
| 1165585088 | Gadsden Purchase | Land purchased from Mexico to build a railroad route. | 13 | |
| 1165585089 | The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 | What expedition followed the Louisiana Purchase? | 14 | |
| 1165585091 | Legacy of the Expedition of Lewis and Clark | Mapped a route to the Pacific, established good relations with western Indians and brought back information about the West and its peopls | 15 | |
| 1165585093 | Californio | Californian of Spanish descent | 16 | |
| 1165585094 | mountain men | Fur trappers were also called | 17 | |
| 1165585095 | Spanish city names | a lasting legacy of the Californios in California today | 18 | |
| 1165585096 | The right to vote | What did pioneer women achieve before women in the East? | 19 | |
| 1165585097 | a slave who sued for her freedom in California and won. | Who was Biddy Mason? | 20 | |
| 1165585098 | the goldrush | What event helped California gain statehood | 21 | |
| 1165585102 | John Fremont and Zebulon Pike | Two explorers who inspired settlers to move West | 22 | |
| 1165585103 | Rocky Mountains | a major physical challenge to people moving west | 23 |