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| The term Manifest Destiny was coined in 1845 by what New York City journalist? |
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| What were the effects of Manifest Destiny? |
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| New Transportation routes to connect East and West, Native American relocation to present day Oklahoma, and Increased settlement to western United States by white settlers. |
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| What were the 3 forms upon which Manifest Desinty was achieved? |
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| Treaties, Settlement, War |
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| What are some statements that describe the Louisiana Purchase? |
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- It was sold to the US by French leader Napoleon Bonaparte
- It nearly doubled the size of the US |
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| Why did the man who sold Louisiana Territory decide to sell it? |
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| Slaves revolted in Haiti, so he no longer needed to use Louisiana for food production. |
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| Who is the president who served during the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory? |
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| How much money did the US spend on the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| The Lewis and Clark Expedition was a mission ordered by President Thomas in 1803 to explore the west. Which were the other goals of the expedition? |
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| Make friendly contact with Native Americans in hopes of establishing trade, survey the plant and wildlife throughout the western US, discover the Northwest Passage |
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| Realizing the route to the west discovered by Lewis and Clark was too difficult for the average pioneer to follow, in 1824 a fur trapper named Jed Smith discovered a safer route to the west called: |
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| Which country agreed to joint occupation of the Orgegon Territory with the United States? |
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| The first settlers in Orgegon Territory, who attempted to convert Native Americans to Christianity but were unsuccessful, were called _______. |
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| In 1844, this president promised he would not rest until the US had annexed ALL of the Oregon Territory________. |
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| What does cultural assimmilation mean? |
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| When a groups native language and culture are lost under pressure to take on traits of the dominant group. |
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| The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave President Andrew Jackson the power to do what? |
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| Make treaties with Indians living in the southeastern US, trading their homes for new land in present day Oklahoma. |
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| Describe 3 impacts of acquiring so much new territory in the Louisiana Purchase. |
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1- Difficutlt to govern
2- Expensive (already in debt)
3- Land is unknown- don't really know what we bought |
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| Give 3 examples of how the US government sought to assimilate Native Americans? |
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1- Convert to Christianity
2- Speak English
3- Clothing and Hairstyles |
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| What is a major consequence of assimilation in general? |
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| Loss of identity/cultural heritage--> can cause conflict with elders |
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| List all 5 civilized tribes. |
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| Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee |
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| Why is the story of the Donner Party so significant to Westward Expansion? |
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| Dispelled myth of fronteir idealism--> that getting to the West was "easy." Instead demonstrated the huge risk settlers were taking in moving out west. |
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| The name given to the 33 members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was the __________________. |
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| The important dividing line between the western border of the US and Cananda is called the _____________. |
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| In class, we analyzed the diary entries of this brave survivor of the Donner Tragedy: |
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| The Donner Party was stranded throughout the entire winter of 1846 in the ________ mountains. |
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| The Trail of Tears was the forced, deadly relocation of the ________ tribe. |
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| The Indian Removal Act of 1830 is a very controversial chapter in US President _________'s legacy. |
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| How long did the Lewis and Clark Expedition last? |
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| Manifest Desitny means _________. |
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| Short essay question: Please choose 2 different groups of settlers from your Life in the West Packet and compare/contrast the following traits: 1- their reasons for moving to the West, 2- the hardships they faces, 3- the legacies they left behind. |
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