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Expansion to CW
Expansion to the Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Limited expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Gave Britain western lands between the Appalachians and Mississippi | Treaty of Paris of 1763 |
| Led groups of settlers to Kentucky in the 18th century | Daniel Boone |
| Gave the United States land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
| Set up the governance of new territories and a process by which they can become states; banned slavery | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Largest acquisition of land in US History | Louisiana Purchase |
| Demilitarized the Great Lakes | Rush Bagot Treaty |
| Set the US-Canadian boundary at the 49th parallel and joint operation of the Oregon Territory | Convention of 1818 |
| The US received Florida and recognized Spain's claims to Texas and the American Southwest; Spain gave up their claims to the Oregon territory | Adams-Onis Treaty |
| Established a line where slavery would be allowed south of the line and not allowed north of the line | Missouri Compromise |
| Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere and that any attempt would be considered a threat to the US | Monroe Doctrine |
| Said that Indians should be sent to Indian Territories in Oklahoma | Indian Removal Act |
| There was increased westward migration as the economy worsened during this. | Panic of 1837 |
| Mapped Oregon and California with Kit Carson as his guide; leader in the Bear Flag revolt | John Fremont |
| Won the presidency on an expansionist platform | James K. Polk |
| Phrase implying that Providence had allotted for our yearly expansion | Manifest Destiny |
| Gave the US California and Southwest | Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo |
| Journeyed overland in 1846 to Utah | Mormons |
| Attempt to ban slavery in any territory acquired as a result of the Mexican War | Wilmot Proviso |
| Rebellion by Americans against Mexicans in California and proclamation of an independent republic | Bear Flag Revolt |