Westward Expansion
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- Q1first area of expansion; Thomas Jefferson made the deal with France and Napoleon BonaparteLouisiana Purchase30s
- Q2doubled the size of the new country; gave us access to the Mississippi River, Port of New Orleans and the Gulf of MexicoLouisiana Territory30s
- Q3Added to our country; they gained independence from Mexico and then wanted to become part of the USTexas Annexation30s
- Q4land we bought from Mexico after the Mexican American War; includes states like California, Utah and Nevada among othersMexican Cession30s
- Q5Thomas Jefferson's belief before the Louisiana PurchaseStrict construction of the constitution30s
- Q6Thomas Jefferson's changed his belief to this in order to buy the Louisiana territoryLoose construction of the constitution30s
- Q7ended the War of 1812Treaty of Ghent30s
- Q8Second War for Independence; fought in the US and CanadaWar of 181230s
- Q9connected NYC through the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and the midwestErie Canal30s
- Q101800's belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.Manifest Destiny30s
- Q11Agreement that temporarily settled the issue of slavery by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state; only applied to the Louisiana TerritoryMissouri Compromise30s
- Q12Compromise that brings California into the Union as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act; only applies to the Mexican CessionCompromise of 185030s
- Q13the trek of Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee, to Indian TerritoryTrail of Tears30s
- Q14A law passed by congress in 1830 that forced Indians to move.Indian Removal Act30s
- Q15Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental USTranscontinental Railroad30s