Manifest Destiny– Trashball Review
Group that immigrated due to a potato famine
Irish
What motivated the 49ers and Chinese to immigrate to California?
gold
Legacy (mark left) by this group included: New irrigation techniques Establish a center for world wide religion
Mormons
What motivated Mormons to immigrate west? ( Hint – it’s a “push” factor)
Escape religion persecution
This was a belief that the US should own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.
Manifest Destiny
This established set procedures for admitting new states into the Union.
Northwest Ordinance
This allowed businesses to move their products to further markets Also allowed movements at a faster rate.
Steamboat
Land was purchased from Mexico
Gadsden Purchase
Why was it necessary in the minds of Americans to buy the Gadsden Purchase?
So to be able to build a transcontinental RxR
Identify as a economical, social or political effect of Manifest Destiny. More farm land for America
Economical
Identify as a economical, social or political effect of Manifest Destiny. Disease brought to Natives
Social
Identify as a economical, social or political effect of Manifest Destiny. Natives kicked off their land
Social
Identify as a economical, social or political effect of Manifest Destiny. California Gold Rush
Economical
Hardship Chinese faced when they immigrated to California
Persecuted by Americans
Legacy (mark left) by this group included: Built RxRs Culture New agricultural techniques
Chinese
Americans acquired this piece of land by winning it…
Mexican Cession
America got this land from Spain
Florida
Bought, Annexed, Split or Won… How did the US gain control of Louisiana Purchase?
Bought
Bought, Annexed, Split or Won… How did the US gain control of Oregon?
Split
Bought, Annexed, Split or Won… How did the US gain control of Florida?
Bought
Year of the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What other country also laid claim to Oregon Country besides the US?
Great Britain (also Russia and Spain – but they “dropped” out of the competition.
What decision did the US make about the land known as Oregon Country?
Split with Great Britain
What role did Andrew Jackson play in acquiring Florida?
He attacked Fl and took control of the land (even though he was not asked to do so!!!)
Bought, Annexed, Split or Won… How did the US gain control of Texas?
Annexed
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the US?
Doubled the size
With the Louisiana Purchase what important port city would become part of the US?
New Orleans
Why would are port cities important to farmers?
Able to get their crops to market faster by water transportation
What country did the US gain the Louisiana Purchase from?
France
What land is being described? Borders include: Mississippi River to the east Rocky Mts to the west Canada to the north Mexico to the south
Louisiana Purchase
What issue made Americans (mainly Northerners) hesitant to annex Texas to the US?
slavery
Why did the US end up going to war with Mexico… basically what did the US and Mexico NOT agree on?
Border disputes
Significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Peace treaty that ended the war with Mexico
Under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, what did Mexico agree to?
Give up (cede) land including present day California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona. That’s why the land is referred to as the MEXICAN CESSION.
Group that moved west to convert Natives to Christianity
Missionaries
This sped up cotton grown in the South.
Cotton Gin
How did the cotton gin help the North?
Cotton was used in textile mills in the North during the Industrial Revolution.
Legacy (mark left) by this group included: Opened Oregon to more settlers Brought disease to Natives
Missionaries
Identify the territories 6 1 5 3 4 2
Oregon Country Louisiana Purchase Mexican Cession Texas Gadsden Purchase Florida