America Begins to Grow and Change

Transportation system that connected the existing eastern rail system to the Pacific coast

• Interstate Canal System

• Oregon Trail

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Pony Express

Agreement that ended the Mexican-American War and granted the United States more than 500,000 square miles of land

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The California Gold Rush was

• event that strengthened France's claim to western territory

• land grant given by the US government to encourage westward migration

• A period in United States history during which many people got rich

• sparked by the discovery of gold in Sacramento Valley 1848

An event set off by the discovery of gold in California in 1848

• Oregon Trail

• The Homestead Act

• Transcontinental Railroad

• The Gold Rush

A expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States.

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

• The Oregon Trail

• Louisiana Purchase

• Homestead Act

One significant result of the Mexican-American War was that it-

• Decreased the size of the United States' land holds in Mexican territory

• allowed Texas to gain its independence from Mexico

• established the Nueces River as the border between Texas and Mexico

• Contributed to the westward territorial growth of the United States

The belief that United States was meant to expan from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is referred to as-

• Manifest Destiny

• Territorialism

• Colonialism

• Expansion

In the mid 1800s, Americans who believed in the idea of Manifest Destiny thought that

• The US should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• No new territories should be added to the country

• The Oregon territory should be divided between Britain and the US

• It was important to maintain good relations with the U.S. neighbors

The action of becoming larger or more extensive is known as-

• colonization

• exploration

• expansion

• pioneering

The belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was known as -

• Manifest Destiny

• Territorial Expansion

• The Homestead Act

• American Destiny