Ch. 15/16: Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation/Life in the West

What did President Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana do to the United States?

Doubled the U.S. in size

What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?

To end the raids on Georgia farms

Why did some Northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

Texas allowed slavery

Which event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?

Mexico declared independence

What was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe?

Mexico ceded about half of its territory (Texas and the Mexican Cession) to the US

What was gained from the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?

A good railroad route to California

What event led to the start of the Mexican- American War?

The annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress

What did people who opposed expansion of the U.S. believe?

The U.S. bullied its weaker neighbors

What was a legacy of the Lewis & Clark expedition?

They mapped a route to the Pacific

What was the main industry of the Californios?

Cattle ranching

What were the mountain men in search of in the west?

Furs

What was an important legacy of the early missionaries to Oregon?

They opened the west for settlers.

What were the pioneer women in the west considered to be the first to do?

Win the right to vote

Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?

For a place to follow their faith in peace

What was another name for the mountain men?

fur trappers

What was one effect of the California gold rush?

California achieved statehood.

What was one contribution of Chinese immigrants to the United States?

cultural diversity

Territory

A region of land

Diplomacy

The art of conducting negotiations with other countries

Texas War for Independence

1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation

Annex

To add a territory to a country

Manifest Destiny

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

Lewis and Clark Expedition

A journey to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase

Legacy

A person's or group's impact on future generations

Status

The position of a person, either socially or professionally.

Persecuted

T​o cause a person or group to suffer

Forty-niners

The people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849

Immigrant

A person who moves from one country to another. Such a movement is called immigration.

What was the experience like for many Chinese immigrants in California?

They were subjected to prejudice and abuse

What was one legacy of the Californios?

City names

What was Mexico's policy towards slavery in 1830?

It was illegal

Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans colonizing Texas?

They were settling illegally

Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?

France and Spain

In what ways did the US acquire land in this chapter?

Treaties, colonization, and war

What was an incentive for colonists to travel to Oregon Country?

Fertile farmland

What event led to the start of the Mexican- American War?

The annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress