Unit 6 Review

What major river runs north to south and dumps into the Gulf of Mexico?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Colorado

An economic impact from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803...

• Trade routes both domestic and international

• First national bank

• Selling U.S. savings bonds

Which port did the Louisiana Purchase give America access to?

• Port of New Orleans

• Port of Miami

• Port of San Francisco

How did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• Went to war for it

• Signed a treaty with France

• Amended the Constitution

What was "Manifest Destiny"

• The belief that Native American Indians were meant to be settled west of the Mississippi River

• The belief that the U.S. Constitution was the supreme law of the land

• The belief that Americans (in the 1800s) had a God-given right to possess all the land west to the Pacific Ocean.

Why did many Americans support taking land from Mexicans and Native Americans?

• They felt that they would make better use of the land.

• The Native Americans fled to Europe anyway.

• Americans had been on the land for centuries.

How did the easterners in America view the west?

• As land free for the taking

• Crowded

• Depleted

What did the Indian Removal Act do?

• Forced Native Americans into slavery

• Forced Native Americans to assimilate with white settlers

• Forced Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi

Why did America need to industrialize in the early 1800s?

• They needed to build factories for manufacturing goods faster and better transportation routes for trade.

• They needed to explore the west.

• They needed to slow down their pace of work.

What was an impact of the American Gold Rush in 1848-1859

• People settled the East coast of America.

• People migrated to the south to find Florida.

• People migrated to the west for the chance to find gold.