Westward Expansion

Gold was discovered by the French.

The French were organizing raids in Texas.

The port of New Orleans connected to the Mississippi.

Jefferson feared Spanish forces were going to claim U.S. land.

Oregon Treaty

Treaties of Velasco

Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

War of 1812

Pontiac's War

French and Indian War

Mexican-American War

true

false

Mormon Battalion

Corps of Discovery

Hudson Bay Company

Cores' Conquistador Army

The need for laborers decreases.

The supply of laborers decreases.

The need for manufactured goods increases.

The demand for manufactured goods stays the same.

true

false

the Indian Removal Act

the French and Indian War

westward expansion

the expedition of Lewis and Clark

the Louisiana Purchase

the French and Indian War

the transcontinental railroad

the concept of Manifest Destiny

American Indians ruined the land and needed to be removed.

It was the mission of the U.S. to expand across the continent.

North American land originally belonged to the ancestors of the U.S. citizens.

The discovery of gold in the West would help the U.S. become a world power.