Westward Expansion Review

to secure a safe passage for Lewis and Clark

to fulfill a campaign promise to expand the United States

to move Native Americans off the land

to guarantee the United States access to the Mississippi River

the source of the Mississippi River

the area between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains

the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase

the border between the Louisiana Territory and New Spain

It provided a model that early expansion could increase the size of states but not the number of states.

It shifted power to slave states because it allowed slavery in the new territory.

It indicated that expansion territory could become states.

It encouraged education in the new territory.

The U.S. obtained this area as a result of the Mexican War.

People from the U.S. moved to this area when oil was discovered.

The emperor of France sold this area to the U.S. in 1803.

The U.S. received this area through a treaty with Britain in 1846.

The United States is prepared to resist interference in the Western Hemisphere by outside powers.

The United States prefers to restrict its political and trade relationships to its nearest neighbors.

The United States is prepared to act aggressively to preserve peace in Europe and around the world.

The United States has a natural right to expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

France

Spain

Great Britain

Mexico

in harbors

along rivers

near coal mines

in forests

the growth of railroads

the Gadsden Purchase

the expansion of the coal-mining industry

improved agricultural methods

They were the first women to graduate from college in the U.S.

They were all elected to public office when women got the vote.

They all worked to change existing social and political practices.

They each contributed to the writing of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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