USA : westward expansion

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what is the federal government?
central government, decides foreign policy+defence ect.
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what is manifest destiny?
beleif of white europeans that it was their god givern right to expand from Atlantic to Pacific
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what is sectionalism?
different parts of USA had strong regional identities and sectional interests
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when was the louisianna purchase?
1803
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why was louisianna wanted?
New Orleans
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who bought louisianna and how much was paid?
Thomas Jefferson (3), $15 million
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who was it bought from?
sold by france and contained fertile land
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when was Florida annexed?
1819
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who owned florida before and what was it a centre for?
spanish colony, runaway slaves and outlaws
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why did the US want control of florida?
strategic position
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how was control of Florida gained (unofficially)?
Andrew Jackson invaded in 1818, number of spanish soldiors declined, captured strategic spanish positions
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How was Florida officially purchased?
Adams-onis Treaty, gave up clains to northern oregon territory
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when and why did texas become independent?
following war with mexico in 1836
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why did texas want to join the union?
mostly american population + security from foreign influence
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why did the north oppose the annexation of texas?
didn't want another slave state as fear of of break up into other smaller ones
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How did polk pass the annexation of texas in 1845?
assured congress it would remain as 1 state
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when was the oregon treaty annexed?
1846
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who lived in the oregon treaty?
5000 americans, 1000 british
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how did polk gain control?
polk threatened war with uk, compromise reached divided north part of Canada
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what states did the territory make up?
Idaho,Oregon,Washington later Montana and Wyoming
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why was oregon significant?
The US reached the pacific
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what treaty was reached in 1848?
Guadalope-Hidalgo
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why did polk seek expansion?
manifest destiny
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what hqappened in may 1846?
US attemp to purchase land between texas an pacific rejected by mexico
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when was the mexico war?
1846-1848
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why was mexico war authorised?
Polk knew they could win a war against mexico
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what states did the treaty of Guadalope-Hidalgo cover?
California,Arizona,Nevarda & Utah. parts of Wygoming, Colorado & New Mexico
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when was the Gadsden purchase?
1853
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what was the purpose of the Gadsden purchase?
railroad development
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How much was the gadsed purchse worth?
$10 million for southern arizon and new mexico
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which president supported manifest destiny?
James Polk
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which groups of people supported manifest destiny?
political elite and general population
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what was used to promote manifest destiny?
propoganda on oppertunitiesto americans due to expansion
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what would new territory offer the US?
oppertunities for agricultural development
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why was more land needed?
growing population and desire of individual plots of land
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what played a role in annexation of texas?
US rivalry with mexico
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Oregon territoy: what was disputed with UK?
Soverignity - solved by diplomacy Oregon Treaty
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name some key individuals in expansion?
Polk,Jefferson,Andrew Jacksob,Gadsden,
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what reason was the Gadsden purchase important for?
transportation
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name 6 reasons for expansion?
manifest destiny, need for land, strategic significance, prevention of foreign influence, ambitions of key individuals, resources
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