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Social Studies 7
Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | 1800s belief that Americans had the god-given right to spread across the continent. |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. This doubled the size of the US. |
| Lewis and Clark | Explorers sent on an expedition by President Jefferson to gather information on the United States' new land gained from the Louisiana Purchase. |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 | Passed by Congress under the Jackson administration, this act removed all Indians east of the Mississippi to an "Indian Territory" where they would be "permanently" housed. |
| Worcester v. Georgia (1832) | A Supreme Court ruling that declared a state did not have the power to remove the Cherokee from their homeland. Therefore, the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional |
| Trail of Tears (1838) | The forced relocation of 46,000 Native Americans. It resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000 individuals. |
| Causes of the War of 1812 | 1. The British were seizing American trade ships. 2. The British were capturing and forcing Americans to fight in the British army. 3. War Hawks wanted to gain more land for America and go to war. |
| Impressment | British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service |
| Effects of the War of 1812 | 1. US returned to neutrality. 2. America began to industrialize to produce its own goods. 3. Star Spangled Banner was written |
| Monroe Doctrine | 1823 - Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere and that any attempt at interference by a European power would be seen as a threat to the U.S. It also stated that the US would stay out of Europe's business. |
| Erie Canal | Completed in 1825, 363 mile-long canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo. It allowed products to be shipped from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Finished in 1869, this 1,912-mile railroad stretched from Iowa to the Pacific Ocean in California. |
| California Gold Rush | In 1848, gold was found at Sutter's Mill, sparking 300,000 Americans to race west to make a fortune |
| Mexican Session 1848 | US gained most of the current territory in the states of New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado for $15 million after the Mexican-American War |
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