Unit 6 - Westward Expansion

The belief that it was America's right and duty to expand from coast to coast.

• Frontier

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Persecute

Unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country.

• Frontier

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Persecute

Devotion to a country or ethnic identity.

• Frontier

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Persecute

To cause a person or group to suffer because of their beliefs or identity.

• Frontier

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Persecute

Loyalty to one's own region of a country.

• Frontier

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Persecute

Which document stated that America would prevent further colonization of land in North and South America?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Declaration of Independence

• Indian Removal Act

• Constitution

The "Trail of Tears" persecuted which group of people?

• Slaves

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Mexicans

What actions did Andrew Jackson take in regards to the National Bank?

• Supported the bank

• Passed laws to strengthen the bank

• Burned it to the ground

• He vetoed the re-authorization of the bank

Which present day state were Native Americans forced to move to under the "Indian Removal Act"?

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Texas

• Oklahoma

Forty-Niners flocked to California in search of what?

• Land

• Silver

• Gold

• Iron