Fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848.

Mexican War

Person who rushed to California when gold was discovered.

Forty-niner

Land including Arizona and California given to the U.S. in 1848.

Mexican Cession

Religious group founded by Joseph Smith.

Mormons

Land in Arizona and New Mexico bought in 1853.

Gadsden Purchase

Someone who leaves your country.

Emigrant

To give up

Cede

To add on

Annex

Communities set up to be a “perfect place”

Utopian Societies

Route to Oregon used by wagons trains in the 1800’s

Oregon Trail

Explored the Louisiana Territory from 1804-1806.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Belief held in the 1800’s that Americans had the right and the

duty to expand across the continent.

Manifest Destiny

Set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guaranteed

basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there.

Northwest Ordinance

What was the name of the land purchased in 1803?

Louisiana Territory

How did we gain the Oregon Country?

Treaty

How did we gain Louisiana Purchase?

Purchase

How did we gain Texas?

Annex

How did we gain the Gadsden Purchase?

Purchase

How did we gain the Mexican Cession?

War

Cholera, Snow-blocked passes, and Rain-swollen rivers were some problems faced by people on what Trail?

Oregon Trail

The lure of fertile lands, plentiful rainfall, and a mild climate led

settlers and trappers to move here in the 1820.

Oregon and the Far West

How did the U.S. and Britain settle their dispute over Oregon?

They agreed to divide the land

What final incident caused President Polk to urge Congress to

declare war on Mexico?

American and Mexican troops clashed near the Rio Grande.

How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to the westward

expansion of the United States?

It offered new economic opportunities.

What was James K. Polk’s most famous campaign slogan?

Fifty-four Forty or Fight