Exploration: Lewis and Clark to Manifest Destiny U.S. History Manifest Destiny and Slavery Exploration: Lewis and Clark to Manifest Destiny Questions What does John O'Sullivan mean when he says it is “our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence"? What were most U.S. Midwestern cities established near? What was different about Andrew Jackson's inauguration? What was the Monroe Doctrine? What natural landmark formed the new western boundary of the United States? Why is Washington Irving considered an important American writer? What happened at the Alamo? What movements in the late 1800s addressed urban problems? How are Manifest Destiny, Annexation of Texas, and Mexican Cession related? How is the idea of Manifest Destiny reflected in the annexation of Texas? What were some benefits of annexation of Texas? Why was the annexation of Texas was opposed by many Americans? What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo result in? Why was the ruling in McCuIIoch v. Maryland significant? Why did expansionists want to obtain land in New Mexico, Texas, and California? To whom did the religious revivals of the 1820s and the 1830s appeal the most? Why might the idea of utopian communities appeal to the transcendentalists? What was different, or unique, about the musket parts that were first introduced in a demonstration to President John Adams In 1801? What was a major reason for the War of 1812? Why did Americans migrate westward to Mexico, California, and Oregon after 1815? Where did they come from? What were the experiences along the Overland Trail? What issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address? Who led the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Salado Creek? How did manifest destiny affect Spanish and Mexican rule in California? What land area made up the Northwest Territory? How significant was Manifest Destiny in shaping government policy and people's attitudes and actions between 1780 and 1860? Why did President Thomas Jefferson choose to make the Louisiana Purchase? What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase? What events led Mormons to move to Utah? Where was the Gadsden Purchase located? How did the Treaty of Paris divide land in North America? Where did most Americans live in the early 1800s? What rivers did the Adams-Onis Treaty line follow? What piece of American legislation virtually cut off all trade with Europe? Which factors indicate that there was an economic depression in the United States after the Revolutionary War? What was the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)? How do Jackson and Calhoun differ when it comes to States' Rights vs. Federal Rights? What was the outcome of the Gadsden Purchase? How did the war against Mexico help the United States achieve its manifest destiny? What body of water blocked further expansion of Florida to the west? What line of latitude did the United States and Great Britain agree upon as the border of the Oregon Territory? What actions of Great Britain and France pushed the United States into fighting the War of 1812? Why was farming very difficult for the early farmers of the plains? Who profited the most from the Gold Rush of 1849? Why did many Americans want to settle in the Oregon Territory? What were the results of the War of 1812? Before the War of 1812, what did Great Britain do to the US to draw it into war? Florida was bought by U.S.A. from which country? How did President James K. Polk achieve Manifest Destiny between 1845-1849? Who was the army lieutenant sent by Jefferson to explore parts of the wilderness in addition to Lewis and Clark, and where did he explore? Why were farmers and settlers especially likely to support the war of 1812? Who was the president of the U.S. when Texas was annexed to the U.S.? What country was California part of in 1840? Who is the justice who wrote the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison? How did the government support settlement of the West? What is the Oregon Trail? What industry did Georgia establish after the Civil War. What was James K Polk's three part war plan in the Mexican-American War? Why are local elections important? Question #0b20a Did Jefferson Davis do anything when he was the president of the Confederacy? Question #9c574 Who won the Battle of New Orleans against the British? From 1800 to 1850 much of the populace of the United States moved in which direction? What was one effect of settlers bringing herds of sheep and cattle to the West in the mid-1800s? In the mid-1800s, what was one result of the Manifest Destinyt? How did the views of the Whigs and Democrats differ from those in the Free-Soil Party? What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition? What did supporters believe a national bank would do for the United States? Why did Jefferson consider the Embargo Act a form of "peaceable coercion"? What happened in 1841 after President William Henry Harrison died in office and has continued to be the practice for filling a presidential vacancy ever since? Question #0b48a Question #76ac8 Who was affected by the Embargo Act of 1807? How did the Hudson's Bay Company expand the fur trade? What was the western border of the American frontier in 1783? What was the name of the first French colony in Texas? How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States and its government? The Missouri Compromise allowed which two states to enter the Union? What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Big Horn? Why did Andrew Jackson oppose the national bank? Why did industrialists favor the national bank? What did President James Polk hope to gain as a result of provoking a war with Mexico? Which European country first claimed the area that is now Oklahoma? In the early 1800s, what were the main goals of liberals? Why was the war of 1812 significant to the United States? Why did Thomas Jefferson order the embargo against Great Britain in 1807? Why did settlers begin to kill off the buffalo? What was one of the main reasons why many Americans began moving from rural to urban areas? What is an immigrant group that helped with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad? Why was the White Man's Burden written and what was was its purpose? How was the Spanish-American war different from earlier U.S wars? What was the name of a major gold discovery in the Sierra Nevada Mountains? Question #1d754 Question #e8d9a Who was the "Father of Texas"? What hardships did Texans face during the Santa Fe Expedition? What modern day states can be found in the Louisiana purchase? What was the last piece to complete manifest destiny and why did we need it ? Question #8a8eb What caused the population explosion from 1780 to 1830? Question #d30da Why did the Mormon community move to Utah? What happened to California's population as a result of the Gold Rush? What was the land called that the United States acquired from Mexico? What area of North America did the US gain through the Louisiana Purchase? How did experiencing the move out west make Americans more resourceful? Question #e88e6 Why did popular sovereignty fail in the 1854 Kansas elections? How did nullification relate to tariffs in the early 1800s? What did expansionists mean by the term Manifest Destiny? What major metal was discovered in California that increased westward expansion? What effects did mining have in the West? What were the roles and rights of women in the West? What were some of the effects of the idea of Manifest Destiny? Why were many US. citizens against the Second Bank of the United States, which was an attempt by Congress to restore order in the monetary system in 1816? How did the concept of Manifest Destiny lead to war with Mexico? What important port city was acquired through the Louisiana Purchase? Why did President Jefferson want to buy the city of New Orleans from France? How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the United States? Why did settlers need to be able to use the Mississippi River? Who were the main beneficiaries of the idea of Manifest Destiny? Who was Secretary of State throughout James Monroe's presidency? Which two countries did the newly formed United States have problems with? What are two reasons that James Madison went to war with Great Britain in the War of 1812? Why was the Mexican-American War knows as "Mr. Polk's War"? What are two effects of the Lewis and Clark expedition? How would you describe and explain the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland? Manifest Destiny and Slavery View all chapters Trail of Tears and Native American Experience Exploration: Lewis and Clark to Manifest Destiny The Slave Trade, The South, and Plantations Prev Next