Unit 2 Notebook Review

The primary goal of Manifest Destiny was to

• secession of southern states from the nation

• removal of European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to Mexico

• granted US Citizenship

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their homes

What peace treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

• The Treaty of Paris
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Treaty of Ghent
• The Treaty of Versailles

What was discovered in California in 1848?

• Oil
• Gold
• Silver
• The Grand Canyon

In the early 1800s, why did many people in the United States migrate westward?

• There was an abundance of available farmland.

• There was tremendous growth in the timber industry.

• Transportation was easier due to the Transcontinental Railroad.

• They wanted to escape slavery, which was illegal in the western territories.

This was Americas "God-given" right to expand across the continet

• Manifest Destiny 
• Market revolution 
• Specialization 

Got rid of the Bank of the United States. first president from the West, authorized the Indian Removal Act

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

Believed in states rights, authorized the Louisiana Purchase

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

Manifest Destiny president; led the US into war with Mexico to gain land

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

Event where there were advancements in transportation, communication and developments in manufacturing

• Market Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850