Westward Expansion

Indicate whether the Ohio River is a natural feature (NF) or a man-made feature (MMF).

Then chose PG or PB to indicate whether it was primarily a physical gateway or a physical barrier to westward expansion.

• NF

• MMF

• PG

• PB

Explain the ideas that led to Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny.

• God gave the U.S. the right to expand, and Americans were more civilized than Indians
• Means getting more gold than other countries

• manifesting hard work, people were destined to work

• destined to manifest new weapons for a war with the British

How did the idea of Manifest Destiny affect U.S. settlers?

• More people moved west because they believe it should belong to them
• They believed they would be able to capture Indians

• Settlers moved to the North to escape slavery

How did the idea of Manifest Destiny affect the territories and lives of Native American tribes?

• Americans seized land from Native Americans again

• Native Americans embraced it

• Native Americans fought a new war

Which president was elected in 1844 on a platform supporting expansion and Manifest Destiny?

• John Quincy Adams

• William H. Harrison

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

Which term describes how Texas was added to the United States?

• conquest

• annex

• colonization

• exploration

What natural area in the Appalachian Mountains was crucial for early American pioneers moving westward?

• Wilderness Road

• wagon train

• Cumberland Gap

• pioneer

Daniel Boone established the ____ so pioneers could travel through the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Kentucky.

• Manifest Destiny
• Cumberland Gap
• Wilderness Road
• wagon train

What is an early settler of a region was called?

• 49er

• pioneer

• volunteer

• colonist

What happened in California that started in 1848?