Unit 5 Manifest Destiny

Unit 5: Manifest Destiny
Growth of America

Westward Expansion happens continually from the 1700's through the end of the 1800s

Draw

Which states are the original 13 colonies? (Draw a circle around them.)

Draw

Which states made up the United States after the Louisiana Purchase? (Draw a circle around them.)

Open Ended

What does it mean to be destined to do something?

Manifest Destiny

A belief that the U.S. had the God given right to expand from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is Manifest Destiny?

• the belief that God wants the United States to stretch from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

• the belief that all humans are created equal with certain rights

• the belief that taxation without representation is not fair

Obvious or
apparent

Manifest Destiny

Ordained/
Decided by
God

Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

The picture of Manifest Destiny shows ________________.

READ ALL THE ANSWERS FIRST BEFORE CHOOSING

• Native Americans and animals running away

• the angel or goddess bringing light skies to the West as she moves

• the train bringing

  new types of transportation Westward

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of "Manifest Destiny" in the 1840s?

• To expand United States territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• To acquire other countries (land) in Europe

Multiple Choice

The belief that the United States had a duty to stretch westward to the Pacific Ocean and even beyond is

• The Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny

• The Gold Rush of 1849

Gold/Goods-looking for riches and resources

God-spreading their religion to new people

Glory-wanted to be the first to find and claim new land

​Exploration for the 3 G's

Multiple Select

What are the 3 G's for exploration?

• Gold/Goods

• Goodness

• Glory/Land

• God

• Generosity

Why did they want more land?

• Gold/Goods = $$$$$$$

  • Lumber

  • Fur

  • Farming land

Draw

Shade in the area where Spain colonized.

the process of giving over of land to another country

​Cession

Gained from Spain in a treaty

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Florida Cession 1819

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ceded ​

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to the United States.

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Mexico

Florida

Canada

Texas

California

Louisiana

Early 1800's 4 countries claimed this land

• U.S. claims after Lewis & Clark

• Britain claims as part of its Canada Territory

• Spain claims as part of its territory in the western area

• Russia claims as a part of its Alaskan territory

Multiple Select

Which countries think they "own" the Oregon land? (choose 4)

• The United States

• Russia

• Britain

• Spain

• France

An agreement....sort of

• Spain agrees in 1819 to set new border of its territory , which is the current northern border of California

• 1824, Russia agrees to abandon claim south of Alaska

• Britain and US agree to have joint occupation of the area

• U.S. sets a boundary and splits territory with Britain.

Gained through a treaty with England in 1848

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Oregon Territory 1848

The Oregon Trail

• Between 1800 and 1860, it is estimated to have had up to 500,000 people travel it

• Started in Independence, Missouri and go through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon

  
  

Multiple Choice

What is the Oregon Trail?

• An idea that people should settle in the west

• A route from Missouri to Oregon

• The path the Native Americans took when they were forced to leave their land

Rough conditions

• Settlers faced many obstacles...

• Native Indians, rough terrain, crossing rivers, wild animals attacks

• They could travel 15-20 miles per day

• Journey often would take 5-6 months

Multiple Choice

About how long did it take to travel the full Oregon Trail?

• 5-6 days

• 5-6 months

• 5-6 years

Problems encountered

• diseases and accidents

• poor sanitation, lack of clean drinking water,

• diseases spread due to close contacts

• many children hurt by falling out of wagons

• Estimated up to 20,000 people died

Open Ended

What was one danger of the Oregon Trail?

Why risk it?

• Promise of a better life in the West

• GOLD (California - Get Rich)

• GOD (Utah - Mormons)

• GLORY (Oregon - build farms)

The "Forty-Niners"

In 1848 gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, near present-day Sacramento. News quickly got out to the world and prompted thousands of people to make the long and treacherous journey to California in order to strike it rich. 


The California Gold Rush was on. People had to get there by sailing the long journey around the southern tip of South America, or by crossing the continent on foot. These men became known as “Forty-Niners” because of the year they arrived in California.

Multiple Choice

The people who moved to California in search of gold were known as the

• Rushers

• Golden Folks

• Gold Diggers

• 49ers

The annexation of a country is a process when one country is taken over by another country. This country then takes the second country into its territories.

​Annexation

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The ​

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​ annexed ​

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United States

Texas

Britain

Spain

Louisianna

Given to U.S from Mexico after the Mexican-American War

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Mexican Cession 1848

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ceded ​

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to the United States after the Mexican American War.

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Mexico

Texas

Canada

California

France

Japan

• Land was purchased by the U.S. in 1853 for $10 million from Mexico.

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Gadsden Purchase 1853

Multiple Choice

Everyone was positively impacted by westward expansion.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act

Multiple Choice

What was the forced location of thousands of Native Americans called?

• The Hopeless Journey

• The Deadly Flight

• The Trail of Tears

• The March of Doom

Multiple Choice

Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Canada

Multiple Choice

• Spanish Cession of Florida 1819

• Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1842

• Mexican Cession 1848

• Original 13 states

Multiple Choice

• Texas 1845

• Original 13 states 1776

• Mississippi ceded from Spain 1810

• Louisiana Purchase 1803

Multiple Choice

• Oregon 1846

• Spanish Cession 1819

• Gadsden Purchase 1853

• Mexican Cession 1848

Multiple Choice

• Mexican Cession 1848

• Great Britain Cession 1816

• Louisiana Purchase 1803

• Oregon 1846

Multiple Choice

• Gadsden Purchase 1853

• Original 13 states 1776

• Texas 1845

• Louisiana Purchase 1803

Multiple Choice

• Original 13 states 1776

• Louisiana Purchase 1803

• Texas 1845

• Oregon 1846

Multiple Choice

• Louisiana Purchase 1803

• Northwest Territory 1783

• Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1842

• Great Britain Cession 1816