Westward Expansion Vocabulary Part 1

Land area bought for the expansion of the the Transcontinental Railroad

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

Doubled the size of the United States

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

To officially add land/territory

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

The spread of the United States from "Sea to shining Sea"

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

Mexican General Santa Anna defeated the Texans here which encouraged other Texans to join the fight for independence

• The Alamo

• Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Texas War for Independence

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Americans defeat Mexico and capture Mexico City

• The Alamo

• Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Texas War for Independence

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Acquisition of the Southwest part of the United States for $15 million

• The Alamo

• Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Texas War for Independence

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

War that began when Texas declared independence from Mexico

• The Alamo

• Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Texas War for Independence

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Ended the Mexican/Mexican-American War

• The Alamo

• Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Texas War for Independence

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Resulted in the increase in migration to the West

• Gold Rush

• Push-Pull Theory

• James K. Polk

• Go West, Young Man

• Andrew Jackson