WESTWARD EXPANSION.
Why do some say the term westward expansion is innacurate?
not everyone moved west?
what is manifest destiny?
idea the americans were chosen by god to settle all land.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
A supporter of Manifest Destiny that said that the US would one day control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What native american groups did the expedition encounter?
Osage, Sioux, Mandan, Chinooks, Shoshone, Nez Perez
Who was the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson who doubled the nation in 1803.
Why was Mississippi rice important to the United States?
Farmers used it to transport their crops and reach the Gulf of Mexico.
What country controlled the Louisiana Territory, the port city of New Orleans when Jefferson took office?
Spain
What was the Corps of Discovery? What was its purpose?
Expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who led the Corps of Discovery?
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark.
What Native American groups did the expedition encounter?
50 groups
What were interactions like between the Corps and Native American groups they have encountered?
Some peaceful and some hostile.
Who was the war between?
There was a war between the US and Great Britain
Were there trade restrictions on the US?
yes
What did Great Britain support Native American tribes in doing?
from expanding to the west
What was the treaty that ended the war?
The treaty of Ghent
Which side won the war?
Neither sides won the war
Why did pioneers move west?
because they were facing life threatening diseases
What did Chinese immigrants in the mining industry have against them?
discriminatory policies against them which made them had a disadvantage
WHAT did the treaty of guadalupe settle?
disputes between Mexico and Us
Texas gained independence from Mexico happened first before the Mexico War, Polk elected or the Civil War
Peace was established with GB
Latin American colonies started revolting against Spain
Where does Russia establish claim?
Alaska
The discovery of gold lead to?- increased settlement in Georgia in the 1830’s
What was the goal of the indian removal act? to support settler colonialism in the south east by increasing the amount of land to white settlers
European diseases that spread rapidly through the NA community contributed to the high death rate of the Trail of Tears