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Manifest Destiny
Mr. Krupp Manifest Destiny Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan Ayala) | The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand throughout the Continent. |
| When was Northwest Ordinance created? (Jonathan) | 1787. |
| What was the Northwest Ordinance? (Jonathan) | Set up and orderly way for western lands to become states. |
| How did the Northwest Ordinance allow territories to become states? (Jonathan) | When the population reached 60,000 they could apply for full statehood. |
| According to Northwest Ordinance how did areas become territories? (Jonathan) | When the population reached 5,000 the settlers could elect their own legislature and become a territory. |
| Why did the United States grow westward? (1-2) (Jonathan) | 1. Americans wanted land. 2. Americans wanted gold. |
| Why did the United States grow westward? (3) (Jonathan) | White Americans felt superior to Native Americans, Mexicans, British, etc. |
| What problem did westward expansion create? (Jonathan) | Racism. |
| What were the economic causes of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | 1. Cheap land so that families could farm for themselves. 2. Opportunities to start businesses. 3. Maybe get rich quick with gold. |
| What was phase 1 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | United States 1783. |
| What was phase 2 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Louisiana Purchase 1803. |
| What was phase 3 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Ceded by Spain (Florida) 1819. |
| What was phase 4 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Texas Annexation 1845. |
| What was phase 5 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Oregon Territory 1846. |
| What was phase 6 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Mexican Cession 1848. |
| What was phase 7 of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | Gadsden Purchase 1853. |
| In 1818 this land was ceded to United States by which country? (Jonathan) | Great Britain, Most of North Dakota. |
| In 1842 these lands was ceded to United States by which country? (Jonathan) | Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Great Britain, North Maine and Minnesota. |
| In 1819 this land was ceded to United States by which country? (Jonathan) | Spain, Louisiana. |
| In 1810-1812 this land was ceded to United States by which country? (Jonathan) | No Country, Coast of Alabama and Mississippi. |
| What were the social causes of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | 1. Racism. 2. The belief that one race is better than others. |
| What were the political causes of Manifest Destiny? (Jonathan) | As Americans territories grew westward. States had to decide to be free or slave. |
| What were the political causes of Manifest Destiny related to people moving? (Jonathan) | People moved to turn states free or slave. |
| Where were the effects of Manifest Destiny related to territory? (Andrew Condie) | 1. The United States got bigger. 2. Native Americans and Mexicans lost territory. |
| What did the United States become at the end of the Manifest Destiny? (Andrew) | The United States became an emerging world power. |
| What country was Texas apart of? (Andrew) | Texas was a part of Mexico but revolted. |
| When did Texas become its own country? (Andrew) | 1836. |
| What did Texas want to happen? (Andrew) | Texas wanted to be annexed (become a state) for safety and money reasons. |
| Why was Texas Annexation controversial? (Andrew) | Mexico was upset because they felt Texas still belonged to them. |
| When was Texas admitted as a state? (Andrew) | Texas was annexed (admitted as a state) in 1845. |
| What was the territorial dispute that led to U.S. Mexican War? (Andrew) | Mexican and the United States disagreed about their border.(Nueces River v. Rio Grande). |
| Where was the U.S. Mexican War fought? (Andrew) | The Mexican and U.S. army fought in conflicted area and the U.S. Mexican War began. |
| What river did the Mexican and U.S. dispute? (Andrew) | Nueces River v. Rio Grande. |
| Why is the U.S. Mexican War seen as a "War of Northern Aggression"? (Andrew) | The U.S.-Mexican War was an attempt to gain more land. |
| What was trigger for the Mexican American War according to Mexicans? (Andrew) | The border fight was just an excuse for war. |
| What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo? (Andrew) | Treaty that ended the U.S. Mexican War in 1848. |
| What were the states the United States gained in Mexican Cession? (Andrew) | The United States gained California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada (CANCUN). |
| What is the Mexican Cession? (Andrew) | The lands that Mexico lost to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. |
| When did the Gadsden Purchase occur? (Andrew) | 1854. |
| How much money was the Gadsden purchased for? (Andrew) | 10 million dollars. |
| Why was the Gadsden Purchase occurred? (Andrew) | The land purchased allowed for a transcontinental railroad (across the nation). |
| When did the Louisiana Purchase occur? (Andrew) | 1803. |
| How much money was the Louisiana purchased for? (Andrew) | 25 million dollars. |
| What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the U.S. in terms of land? (Andrew) | More than doubled the size of the United States. |
| What states were apart of the Louisiana Purchase? (Andrew) | All of Midwest, From Montana to Louisiana. |
| How did the United States gain the Oregon Territory? (Andrew) | The Oregon Territory was established in a compromise with the British. |
| What year did the United States gained the Oregon Territory? (Andrew) | 1846. |
| What states were apart of Oregon Territory? (Andrew) | All of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana. |
| What was Seward's Folly (Alaska)? (Andrew) | Alaska was purchased from Russia by William Seward. |
| How much was Alaska purchased for? (Andrew) | 7.2 million dollars. |
| What was the Mormon Trail? (Akshar Patel) | Mormons were being threatened for their religious ideas. |
| What was Utah's State Nickname? (Akshar) | Beehive State. |
| When states did the Mormon trail start and end? (Akshar) | Ended in Utah and started in Missouri and Illinois. |
| What time period was the Mormon trail used? (Akshar) | 1846-1868. |
| Why was the Mormon Trail important? (Akshar) | Mormons used the trail to practice their religious freedom, just like the Puritans and Pilgrims. |
| What was the full name of the Mormons? (Akshar) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
| What did the Mormons turned Utah into? (Akshar) | Mormons turned Utah from a desert into a successful community? |
| What was the Santa Fe Trail? (Akshar) | Route or Road that went through Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
| When states did the Oregon trail start and end? (Akshar) | Mexico City and Mississippi River. |
| Why is the Santa Fe Trial important? (Akshar) | Important for trade, used as the invasion route for the U.S. during the U.S.-Mexican War. |
| What time period was the Oregon trail used? (Akshar) | 1811-1890s. |
| When states did the Oregon trail start and end? (Akshar) | Trail was from the Mississippi River to Oregon. |
| Why is the Oregon Trail important? (Akshar) | Over 400,000 used the trail it helped populate the west of the United States. |
| What is the Physical Geography? (Akshar) | The climate, soil, rivers, mountains, and vegetation of a place. |
| Why is the Mississippi River Important? (Akshar) | The river is used for transportation and for farming. |
| What title does the Mississippi River hold? (Akshar) | The largest river in the United States. |
| What are the characteristics of the Great Plains? (Akshar) | Flat land without hills, mountains, and very few trees. |
| Why is the Great Plains good for farmlands? (Akshar) | The water underneath the ground (aquifers) made the Great Plains great farmland. |
| What title does the Rocky Mountains hold? (Akshar) | The highest mountains in the United States. |
| The Rockies led to which purchase? (Akshar) | The Rockies are very hard to cross witch made the U.S. buy the Gadsden Purchase. |
| What was significant of the Pacific Ocean (Akshar) | The Pacific Ocean was the goal destination of Manifest Destiny. |
| What tile does the Pacific Ocean hold? (Akshar) | The largest Ocean in the world. |
| What was the gold rush first step? (Akshar) | First step in making California the most populous state in America. |
| What did the gold rush do? (Akshar) | The gold in California brought thousands of people to the state. |
| How did Manifest Destiny affect the lives of millions of people? (Territory) (Akshar) | During Manifest Destiny thousands of miles of land became American. |
| How did Manifest Destiny affect the lives of millions of people? (Groups) (Akshar) | Some groups lost land, others gained land and opportunity. |
| How did Manifest Destiny affect the lives of millions of people? (People) (Akshar) | Everyone's life was changed. |
| Why did Europeans come to United States? (Akshar) | Came to America looking for land, work, and religious freedom. |
| Why group of people came to United States? (Akshar) | Mostly Irish, British, and Germans. |
| How were Irish-Americans treated? (Akshar) | Irish Americans were discriminated against because they were Catholic and poor. |
| How were Asian-Americans treated? (Akshar) | Asian Americans were treated unfairly because of racism and they were seen as competition for work. |
| How were Mexican-Americans treated in America? (Akshar) | Mexican-Americans were given citizenship in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, but they were discriminated against heavily. |
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