Expansion and Displacement

Check the three correct answers below.

Explain the significance of the Trail of Tears in American history.

• The forced westward migration of peaceful American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast.

• Natives were forced off their land because American settlers were afraid of them.

• Natives were forced off their land so white settlers could take the land and farm cotton.

• Eventually the land in Oklahoma would also be taken away, though recently that was reversed.

• Once the Native Americans arrived in Oklahoma, the United States government protected their rights and property.

The Louisiana Purchase was negotiated with ​ (a)   for $15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the​ (b)   . It gave America control of the ​ (c)   and the port city of ​ (d)   which helped America economically. This purchase expanded United states territory ​westward and helped establish the American belief in ​ ​ (e)   .

• France
• England
• United States
• Mississippi River
• New Orleans
• New York
• Manifest Destiny
• God
• Rio Grande

Describe the main reasons behind the War of 1812 and its impact on the United States. Include key events and outcomes of the war in your response.

• No winners, no land exchanged

• Outcome of the war for Native Americans and the United States.

• Burn the Capitol and the White House

• Reasons for the war with England and Native American Nations.

• No unification, settlers take their land

• Outcome of the war for England and the United States.

• Expansion into Canada and Florida

• British invasion of the United States.

• Britain captures ships & kidnaps sailors

• American objectives in the war.

There are three answers in each category. Describe the events surrounding Texas Independence, its annexation by the United States and its impact on relations between the two countries.

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(a) Texas Independence

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(b) Annexation of Texas

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(c) Mexican-American War

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(d) Mexican Cession

• At first the United States refused to Annex Texas

• Mexico lost more than half their territory

• Texans win independence with surprise attack at San Jacinto

• Santa Ana rips up Mexican constitution and becomes dictator of Mexico

• Texas was an independent country for almost 10 years

• Texans refuse to honor agreements with Mexico

• The United States now stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

• The war was fought entirely on Mexican territory

• Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845

• The United States purposely went onto Mexican territory to start a war

• The war lasted two years

• The US paid 15 million dollars and gained CA, NV, AZ, UT, CO & NM

There are four correct answers to this question! Choose all four. Explain the idea behind Manifest Destiny, its key events or acquisitions, and its effects on the nation's growth and identity.

• Americans believed they had a destiny or duty to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

• Americans wanted to share the land with the Native Americans and others.

• Americans believed their culture, religion and government was superior.

• Americans acquired Louisiana, Texas, Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession and the Gadsden Purchase as they expanded west.

• America acquired land through violence, purchase and annexation.