American People: The West (Lesson 2)

Vocabulary Click on the + to see the sign and meaning of each English word. To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. SECTIONALISM FORTY-NINERS MOUNTAINMEN RAILROADS RANCHEROS GEOGRAPHY 1. Original 13 Colonies 2. Treaty of Paris 1783 3. Louisiana Purchase 4. Florida Cession 5. Florida Annexation 6. Oregon Country 7. Mexican Cession 8. Gadsden Purchase 1. The puzzle was almost complete by 1848 when the US took control of the Southwest.2. There were 5 million Americans in 1800, but by 1850, there were 23 million.3. The idea that America has a special mission to spread democracy and US rule across North America is called Manifest Destiny.4. American progress is bringing telegraph lines, railroads, and white settlers west and pushing Native Americans and buffalo out of the way in the painting.5. The first people to move west were trappers and Mountain Men.6. Territories could become states when enough settlers moved in.7. People moved west for land, gold, and to escape persecution.8. People usually walked with the wagon trains on the western trails.9. Very few pioneers were harmed by Native people.10. The government forced Native people off their land for white settlers could live there. rancheros CA Gold Rush Border Dispute with Mexico Manifest Destiny How well do you feel you understand this information? Flipgrid Code: 4701bea0