Chapter 7 Section 2
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Chapter 7 Section 2
Trails to the West
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Trans-Appalachia
• The area west of the Appalachian Mountains
• Attracted people that wanted to escape overcrowding
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What areas did Americans settle in the early 1800s?
• Kentucky• Indiana• Ohio• Michigan Territory
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Pinckney Treaty
• Set southern boundary of the U.S. (Left Florida to Spain)
• U.S. citizens free to use Mississippi R. through Spanish territory
• Spanish and the U.S. would control Native Americans in their own territories
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Adams-Onis Treaty
• Spain agreed to cede (give up) Florida to the U.S.
• Established border between Louisiana Purchase and Spanish land in the West
• U.S. handed over huge portion of current territory in SW to Spain
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Why did Spain cede Florida to the United States?
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Manifest Destiny
• Belief that it was the United States to possess the entire North American continent
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Oregon Country
• Northern California to southern border of Alaska– Mountainous– Forested– Fertile valleys- Claimed by the U.S.,
Briatain, Russia and Spain- Russia and Spain
eventually back out
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Mountain Men
• Men that roamed the Rocky Mountains in search of beaver pelts– Adopted Indian ways– Married Indian women– Used Indian trails that
led to Oregon and California
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How did Manifest Destiny shape American attitudes regarding the Oregon Country?
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Oregon Trail
• The main route across the central plains and Rocky Mountains– Could take 4 to 6 months– $500 to $1,000 to make
the trip
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Why did people head west?
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Santa Fe Trail
• Route traders used to get goods to Mexican Territory
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California Gold Rush
• January 1848- Gold discovered
• 4,000 prospectors there by August
• Attracted settlers to California
• California: 14,000 residents in 1848; 200,000 by 1852
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Describe the typical “Forty-niner”
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Ghost Towns
• Mining towns boomed during the gold rush
• People left when the mines stopped producing towns slowly decayed and died.
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What were some consequences of the California Gold Rush?