Manifest Destiny and The Growing Nation Lesson 17

What does Manifest Destiny mean

the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread across the North American continent

How does the Manifest Destiny relate to Western Settlement

It relates to the Western Settlement since the whole reason they felt it was right to expand is because according to the Manifest Destiny they had the right to do so

How did the U.S acquire the territory of Louisiana

They acquired Louisiana territory by purchasing it for 15 million dollars.

Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory?

Since they were going to lose the land to the British anyway due to them being in a war with them they decided to just sell it to the U.S. anyway and also enslaved African Americans had defeated the French.

What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States

It doubled the nation's size expanding the nation westward

Why did Americans in the southwest want the U.S to take over Florid

Slaves ran away to Florida since they were considered free there and they also wanted to help the white settlers whom Seminole people in Georgia were raiding

What was Andrew Jackson's role in the invasion of Florida

He attacked Seminoles and their land and Spanish military posts. He even replaced a Spanish governor with an American one which was considered an illegal invasion causing them to think that Spain would want to go to war but Spain was equally scared to leave Florida.

What was the resolution between the U.S and Spin over the Florida issue

Spain left Florida and in return the United States paid 5 million dollars in settlers claims and gave Spain -Texas

Why was Texas so valuable to the Americans

SInce it was well suited to grow cotton.

Why did Americans resent Mexican rule in Texas

Since they could not own slaves,all documents had to be in Spanish,they were used to governing themself and hated taking orders from Mexican officials.

Why were the Tejanos unhappy with the Americans Settlement in Texas

Since they disliked how Americans were settling into Texas without Mexico's permission which they were scared would lead to annexing Mexico they also disliked how they had little to no respect for Mexicans.

How did Mexico respond to the American Rebellion in Texas

They marched an army to defend Texas from the rebellion.

What was the battle of Alamo

In 1836 in San Antonio, the Americans tried invading the Mexicans. The Mexicans won and many Americans died.

What was the result of the Battle of Alamo

Mexico won and Texas was annexed.

What was Sam Houston's role in the independence of Texas

He was the commander of the Texas revolutionary army

What countries were fighting over Oregon County

Great Britain and the United States both had claims to the Oregon county

Why was Oregon called the pioneer paradise

Because the weather was always sunny there was no disease, they had thick trees and farms were free for taking.

What compromise settled the dispute of the Oregon Country between the U.S and Great Britain

The Treaty of Oregon

What were the aspects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The United States had paid Mexico 15 million dollars for them to give up half their territory. The United States also promised to protect the property and civil rights of the 80,000 to 100,000 Mexicans living in Texas and the Mexican Cession.

How did the U.S. annexation of Texas lead to the Mexican-American War?

Mexico believed that the United States had "stolen" Texas from them which caused disputes which led to the Mexican-American War.

Why did people like and dislike the Treaty of G.H

People dislike the treaty because they argued that the United States had no right to any Mexican territory other than Texas since they felt the treaty was unjust and that New Mexico and California should be returned to Mexico people liked the treaty since it expanded the United States territory.

Describe the Gadsden Purchase

The U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for land in Arizona and New Mexico, Railroad builders wanted this land because it was relatively flat and could serve as a good railroad route.

Describe 4 specific negative consequences to the U.S expansion

Unconstitutional-since it trampled the rights of many citizens, slaves, immigrants, indigenous people (indians), and even other nations for the creation of what we call America
Death and Suffering-It led to many Native Americans deaths and they had to be pulled out of their Native area and put into reservations where they have been used for money and were starved.
War and Conflict-It caused many wars and conflicts with other countries for land such as Mexico,Spain and Great Britain some of which were close calls for war with each other.
Slavery-As the US expanded so did the spread of slavery which some people saw as a problem

Describe 4 specific positive consequences to the U.S expansion

Valuables-There were huge amounts of Gold found in California
Population-There was more space for people to move to which led to an increasing population
More land for farming-There was more agricultural land available which made it possible for merchants and farmers to produce more crops to consume and sell which was good for the economy
Created new jobs through transportation mining, etc

annex

to add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation.

alamo

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

Diplomacy

the art of conducting negotiations with other countries

Manifest Destiny

The belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent

 Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French

Converts

 person who adopts (converts) to a new religion

Trail of Tears

the removal of Cherokee from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839

Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for Arizona and New Mexico