us history chapter 9
What was the Gadsden Purchase? Why did the U.S. seek this purchase?
Gadsden Purchase, 1853-1854. The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
Why is John J. O'Sullivan an important figure in this chapter?
He is important because he stated that the American claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and self-government entrusted to us.
Who was James Polk and how did he encourage territorial expansion?
He was a jacksonian democrat of tennessee and a slave holder, Polk believed in Manifest Destiny which is the territory that God wants us to have. Polk reasoned with northerners would accept the annexation of texas so they would get the oregon territory and Polk threaten to fight britain did not concede all of oregon.
What were the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase? What impact did they have on the size of the United States?
It was a treaty that said mexico was forced to give up the northerner third of their countries and added 1.2 million square miles of territory for the united states. The gadsden purchase of 1853 the united states obtained another 29,640 square miles in southern arizona and new mexico. It impacted the us by giving us several miles across the united states.
What was the Wilmot Proviso? Did it unite or divide Congress? Explain:
It would ban slavery in any lands won from mexico. It divided congress because the northerners and southerners were on separate sides and it would come up over and over again for the next 15 years in congress passed by the house but not in the senate. It also weakened the two parties.
. How did the revolution in Texas lead to war with Mexico? Note: This will be a writing question on the test.
Texas was annexed into the States, Texas' border dispute became the United States' business. The us sent a patrol and so did mexico they met each other on patrol and eleven got killed and the US saw this as a declaration of war and the mexicans saw this as mexican blood shed on mexican soil. Also after they declared independence santa anna fought back at the alamo.
Where did 25,000 gold miners migrate from during the California Gold rush?
The 25,000 gold miners migrated from china during the 1850's to seek fortune in california.
What was the name of the colony started by Mormons in Utah?
The colony for the mormons is called New Zion who is led by brigham young. it is on the eastern of the great salt lake.
Who did the constitution made in 1849 by the new state of California exclude?
The constitution excluded black and it did not matter if they were slaves or a free man so it was also made up of mostly northerners.
Identify three effects of the California Gold Rush. Which effect do you think was most important in the long term?
The first effect was was that many people went west to come seek their fortune and the second one was many new people from other countries came here. The last one was in the camps had poor sanitation and diseases spread quickly and life was cheap and law was scarce. There was also a lot of people there providing people great farm land. That we got more people and more reasons to come in the united states.
What were the effects of the Mexican-American War and the California Gold Rush?
The mexican-american war affects got us more land for the united states and the california gold rush we got people to come to the united states just to seek their fortune.
Throughout the 1800's, farmers traveled west in search of land. What other specific groups of Americans made their way west in the 1800's and why?
The mountain men who were interested in fing furs, missionaries to spread religion and the miner in search of gold
Why did Northerners and Southerners feel differently about the Mexican-American War?
The northerner felt different from the southerners because they felt polk provoked the, by sending troops to texas.
Why did most northerners tend to oppose the Mexican-American War while most southerners tended to support it?
The northers opposed the war because they thought polk provoked the war by sending troops to texas. The southerners supported it because it would give them more power in congress.
Why did the state of California stir up debate between the North and South?
The state was so big that the southerners wanted it a slave state and the northerners wanted it a free state
End the end of the Mexican-American War, what did the United States pay $15 million for?
The united states gained territory for leaving mexico city and paying 15 million for the victors keeping new mexico and california and rio grande as the southern border.
What conditions did the Mexican government put on settlers moving into Texas?
They had to agree to become mexican citizens , worship roman catholic church and accept the mexican constitution.
Who were Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Sam Houston? How were the two men connected?
They were both generals santa anna led the mexicans and sam houston led the americans and they were fighting each other in the war.
Who were "Anglo-Texans" and "Tejanos" and what did they want in common?
They were citizens in texas the anglo-texans were the white settlers and the tejanos were the hispanic people who lived there and they both wanted independent control over their own affairs.
Who were the "Mountain Men"?
They were hunters and trappers who hunted for beaver pelts in the rockies and most of them worked for large fur companies. Most famous Jedediah smith and he found a trail to california.
What was the goal Treaty of Fort Laramie? How did it affect Native Americans?
To be bound to the land the indians to territories away from the major trails. but the indians clung to their mobile way of life pursuing the buffalo across the artificial boundaries.
What was the chief goal of American expansionists?
To be the most powerful country in the world. Wanted to expand territory among the 13 colonies
What was the goal of the 49ers?
To find gold in California in the american river and those were just about half the people that were there searching for fortune.
What was the Oregon Trail? Which settlers traveled along this trail and why?
Trail from independence, Missouri, to Oregon that was used by pioneers in the 1800's. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman followed this route to found an Indian mission at Walla Walla
What were the causes of westward expansion?
religious freedom, land that is more fertile,miners looking for gold and silver, mountain men who hunt and trap and it was very difficult
What was "Manifest Destiny"?
was the belief that God wanted the US to own all of north america