Western Expansion
Name ___________________________
Oregon Country
 _________________________ allowed people from both Britain and the United States to settle in
Oregon country.

The United States gained part of Oregon in 1846 after _______________________________________
____________________.
Lone Star Republic
 _______________________ was the Tennessee backwoodsman who lost his life at the Alamo.
 Santa Anna was captured in the battle of _________________________.
 Why was the decision to annex Texas such a controversy? _________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Manifest Destiny
 ____________________ was the philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its
boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean (encouraged westward movement).

Do you believe Manifest Destiny was achieved in a positive or negative way? Why or why not? ______
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
The Mexican War
 Election of 1844:
- ________________________ was elected as the eleventh President of the United States.
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Great Britain and the United States resolved the Oregon issue by setting the boundary between them
at ____º line of latitude.

Polk’s 3 part plan
1. Secure the border by driving Mexican forces out.
2. US would seize ________________________ and __________________.
3. American forces would take __________________________, the capital of Mexico.

To incite a war with Mexico, President Polk ordered troops led by General _______________________
to cross the Nueces River, which was regarded by Mexico as an invasion of its territory. Therefore, he
declared war when Mexico attacked Taylor’s forces.

Who was commander of the army of the Republic of Texas? ____________________

In the early 1800s, many Americans wanted to add California to the Union. What are some reasons for
adding California? ____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Set the boundary between ________________ and ___________________.
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The land ceded to the United States in this treaty was called the _____________________________.
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States included in the Mexican Cession are ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
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Gadsden Purchase, 1853
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This was made mainly to ___________________________________________________________.
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This helped the United States mainland reach its present day size.
Mormons
 ______________________ led the Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake Area.

Why did they leave Illinois? _______________________________________________________

___________________ was the name of the pass the Mormons used to get through the Rocky Mts.

The Mormons went through ______________, ______________, and _________________ to get to
Utah.

____________ caused the single largest migration in American history.
Gold Rush
 James Marshall who worked for John Sutter was building a sawmill when he saw something shining in a
ditch. His discovery led to the ______________________________________.

_______________________ took the law into their own hands.

___________________ made huge profits during the Gold Rush by inflating their prices for goods and
services because the miners had no other place to go for food and other items.

Gold Rush had long lasting effects on ___________________ economy.
A Mix of People
 Between 1840 and 1860, 1.5 million immigrants came from _____________ to America because of a
severe famine in their home country.
Review Notes
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By 1860, the Midwest and the East were united by a large network of________________________.
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Homestead Act- New technology made it possible to farm vast quantities of land. Railroads sold land
along their tracks cheaply. The Homestead Act was passed which increased settlement on the
__________________________.

In the North, why did industry flourish instead of farming?

The system in which the power to govern is shared between the national government and the states is
_____________________.

The Virginia Company allowed the colonists to set up the ___________________________ so they
would have some say in their government. This assembly had the right to make local laws for the
colony.

The framers of the Constitution tried to develop a government that would
______________________________________.

Under the federal system practiced in the United States, the final authority is the ________________.

From 1800 to 1850, many ______________ were built to connect lakes and rivers and provide more
shipping routes between cities.
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Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with the industrial growth
and fast-paced travel of the mid-1800s?

What eventually ended the use of the Oregon Trail? _____________________________________

___________________________________ brought more settlers from the East to the West.

What industrial system brings the entire production process together under one roof?

The South’s economy was built primarily on farming because _________________________________
By the 1850s most states had accepted that schools should be free and supported by taxes, that teachers should
be trained, and that children should be required to attend school. Problems that teachers faced included:
 Poor funding, Lack of training, and People opposed to mandatory education
Trails that led out west:
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
Western Expansion
Name ______________________________
Driving force that made them move
into unsettled western territories
Explorers
Mountain
Men
Missionaries
Mormons
49ers
Chinese
Influence they had on the west and the
future generations that followed
Western Expansion Terms
Name ______________________
Term
Annex
Cede
Manifest
Destiny
Vigilante
Definition
Use term in a sentence
Antonym
Picture