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Westward ExpansionUNIT 8
Vocabulary Terms
annexationthe process of making something a part of a larger thing - like the
annexation of a state
1.
Manifest Destinyis the belief that the United States
should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans
2.
Step 1: Original 13 States (1776)
established with the start of the American Revolution and the signing of the
Declaration of Independence; land along the Atlantic Ocean
3.
Step 1 –
Original 13 States
Step 2: Treaty of Paris (1783)
land received as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris 1783; land
bordered by the Mississippi River on the west (often called the Ohio River Valley)
4.
Step 2 –
Treaty of Paris 1783
Step 3: Louisiana Purchase (1803)
purchased by Thomas Jefferson from France in 1803 for $15 million;
doubled the size of the United States
5.
Step 4: British Cession (1818)established the border between the United States and Canada at
the northern portion of the Louisiana Territory
6.
Step 4 –
Louisiana Boundary Agreement 1818
Step 5: Adams –Onis Treaty (1819)
Spain gave control of Florida to the United States as a result of the
Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819
7.
Step 6: Texas Annexation (1845) after being an independent country
for 9 years, Texas was allowed to join the U.S. as the 28th state in 1845
8.Step 6 –
Texas 1845
Step 7: Oregon Country (1846)
following a settlement with the British, Oregon was annexed
into the U.S. in 1846
9.
Step 7 – Oregon Country 1846
Step 8: Mexican Cession (1848)
land given to the U.S. by Mexico following the Mexican-American War in 1848 (present-day CA, AZ,
NM, UT, CO, NV)
10.
Step 8 –
Mexican Cession 1848
Step 9: Gadsden Purchase (1853)
land purchased by the U.S. along the Mexican border for $18 million in 1853to build the trans-continental railroad
(southern portion of AZ & NM)
11.
California Gold Rushin 1849, thousands headed to CA to
mine for gold to “get rich quick”; doubled the world’s supply of gold
12.
Sutter’s Millsawmill where James Marshall
discovered gold in the ground; set off rush to California to “get rich”
13.
49ersname given to people rushing to California to mine for gold
14.
boomtownscommunities of gold-seekers that
seemed to form overnight
15.
Mormon Trailtrail used by 12,000 Mormons
heading from Illinois to Utah; largest single migration in U.S. history
16.
migrationthe movement of people or animals from one place to
another
17.
civil disobediencepeacefully disobeying a law ,
instead of using violence
18.
The 2nd Great Awakening• revival of strong religious feeling•Mass meetings were held to discuss
faith and religion•Religious faith led to helping others
and reforming society
19.
Henry David Thoreaurefused to pay taxes to the U.S.
Government, which he said enforced slavery and wrongly went
to war with Mexico (civil disobedience)
20.