Westward Expansion Regions

What is the definition of manifest destiny?

• The belief that the US must take over the west or risk war with native Americans.

• The belief that new farming methods were superior to native hunting methods

• The belief that it was clear that the United States would take over the west

• The belief that trains were superior forms of transportation to horses

What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
• Sickness or disease 
• Fighting with Native Americans 
• Bad weather or storms

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• Horseback
• Car
• Covered Wagon

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• The first land acquisition for America which also doubled the size of the country.

• Belief that it was America's right to go expand its territory over North America.

• The quick movement of thousands of people to California in 1848 after the discovery of this valuable mineral.

What was the Texas Annexation?

• Land in the southwestern United States that was given to the U.S. by Mexico in The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.

• Journey designed to explore the Louisiana Purchase and map it out. This was the first expedition to travel to the Pacific Northwest.

• 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America.

• Texas created a new theme park called six flags

What was the Mexican Cession?

• Cinco de Mayo

• A route from Missouri to Oregon on which thousands of pioneers traveled, usually in covered wagons, and many died, while traveling west.

• 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America.

• Land in the southwestern United States that was given to the U.S. by Mexico in The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.

What area is A

• Florida

• Ohio River Valley

• ceded by Great Britain

• Original 13 Colonies

What area does I represent?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

What area does H represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Territory

What area does G represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation