Westward Expansion

to expand the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

to stop the spread of slavery into new territories

to prevent industrialization ideas from spreading

to unite settlers and Native Americans

discovery of gold and other valuable minerals

peaceful relations with American Indian tribes

potential for new trade markets

lack of land disputes with Mexico

availability of inexpensive land

the Trail of Tears

the Open Door Policy

Manifest Destiny

Industrialization

to create new states from the lands gained through the Mexican Cession

to end disputes between settlers and American Indians

to increase democratic participation in the government

to reduce sectionalism caused by the practice of enslavement

to prevent slavery from spreading into western territories

to carry out the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford

to encourage the enactment of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

to maintain the balance of free and slave states

Mexico required Texans to attend Mexican schools.

Mexico required Texans to stop using enslaved labor.

Mexico required Texans to give up their weapons.

Mexico required Texans to quarter Mexican troops.

They believed the United States was becoming too large to govern effectively.

They feared it would draw the United States into a war with Mexico.

They did not want to upset the balance of free and slave states in Congress.

They did not believe people living in Texas had a legitimate claim to the land.

to claim gold mines in Utah

to escape religious persecution

to find new trade routes

to locate harbors on the Pacific Coast

They gave up some of their controversial religious practices.

They moved west and established a settlement in Utah.

They petitioned the government to form their own militia.

They encouraged the Native Americans to attack western towns.

intervention

Manifest Destiny

Monroe Doctrine

neutrality