Westward Expansion [STAAR Review]

13 Colonies

-gained from Britain

-1776

-Declaration of Independence

Northwest Territory

-gained from Britain

-1783

-Treaty of Paris 1783

Louisiana Territory

-gained from France

-1803

-Louisiana Purchase

Westward Expansion

territorial acquisitions as settlers began moving westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains

Spanish Florida

-gained from Spain

-1819

-Adams-Onis Treaty

Texas

-gained from the Republic of Texas (Mexico)

-1845

-Annexation of Texas

Oregon Territory

-gained from Britain

-1846

-Oregon Compromise

Mexican Cession

-gained from Mexico

-1848

-Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidgalgo

Gadsden Territory

-gained from Mexico

-1853

-Gadsden Purchase

Reasons for Manifest Destiny

-potential for new markets

-inexpensive farmland

-discovery of gold

-economic depression in US

-rapid population growth in US

Manifest Destiny Effect on Politics

being in favor of westward expansion/manifest destiny was the best way to get elected

Goals of Manifest Destiny

-acquire land on the Pacific coast

-occupy all of North America (parts of Mexico & Canada)

Oregon Compromise

US and Britain compromised and split the Oregon Territory

Achieved Manifest Destiny Goal

US achieved its goal of reaching the Pacific Ocean when it acquired the Oregon Territory

Cause of Mexican American War?

-annexation of Texas

-Mexican attacks on Texas settlers

Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo (1848)

-ended the Mexican American War

-US gained territory from Mexico

Major Question with Land Gained from Westward Expansion

Would these new territories allow slaves or not?

Economies of US Regions

Northeast : manufacturing

Southeast : ?

West : mining/small farms

Former Spanish Territory

-Florida

-Western part of US

Former Mexican Territory

-Texas

-Western part of US

Cultural Effect on Southwest United States

evident Spanish and Mexican cultural influence

Reason for Louisiana Purchase

acquire the Mississippi River to open economic transportation

California Gold Rush

mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848

Reasons for Gadsden Purchase

-support settlement in territory gained from Mexico

-acquire more suitable land to build the railroad

Mormon Exodus

Mormons left to escape religious persecution and settled in Utah

Manifest Destiny

the belief that it was Americas right and duty to control all the land in North America

Oregon Trail

trail from Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s