Westward Expansion

This invention led to an increase in slavery and cotton production

• Cotton Gin

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Telegraph

• steam engine

The Southern economy relied heavily on

• agriculture

• industry

• shipping

• gold mining

The Missouri Compromise allowed these two states to enter the union

• Missouri entered as a slave state

• California entered as a free state

• Maine entered as a free state

• Kentucky entered as a slave state

California became a free state under this compromise

• The Missouri compromise

• The compromise of 1850

• The Great Compromise

• the 3/5 compromise

This policy created by Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans to move from their land.

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• Indian Removal Act

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Corrupt Bargain

The Louisiana Purchase...

• was needed for the port city of New Orleans

• Was bought from Mexico

• Doubled the size of the US

• Was bought from Spain

Why would American settlers want to move to Texas?

• To become Mexican citizens and embrace Mexican culture

• They were seeking farmland

• They were looking for gold

• The government forced them to move

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• It stated that there would be no new colonies in the Americas

• It ended slavery

• It allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state

• It declared war against the British

What was the name of the trail that made it easier for settlers to move west?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Corps of Discovery

• The Oregon Trail

• The Donner Pass

Which president served as a General in the Battle of New Orleans?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abe Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson