NAME: ___________________________DIRECTIONS: 1. Follow along with the power point – fill in any blanks on the left2. answer questions on the right side – use additional paper if necessary3. use the chapter/section (or page number when give) for additional information YOU WILL NEED TO DO THIS!

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: What methods and routes do you know Americans used to move West?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Westward Expansion

PRECEDENT: The _____________________

__________________ banned slavery in the territory north of the Ohio River but said nothing about land south of the Ohio River where it was allowed to spread.

There was a great debate over the

expansion of slavery – should it & would it be allowed to expand?

Where? Which section was to have influence over the West – the

North or South?

Chapter 9

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• Many Americans accept the idea of ______________________ __________________.• Abundance of fertile land attracts people.

• Gold is discovered in ______________________.

• Government initiates _____________removal treaties.• Britain and US divide ________________ ______________.• US annexes _____________.• Victory in war with __________________leads to acquisition of

southwestern territories.• US makes ______________ _______________, the last part of the

continental US.

Westward Movement

Westward Expansion – cause & effect

Chapter 9

Indian Removal Act (1830)Westward Expansion

Chapter 7, section 4, p.252-253

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Who was president at this time?

What current state was once Indian Territory?

Which of the 5 groups was mostaffected by this Act?

The five civilized tribes were removed from their lands in the East and sent to “Indian Territory” in Oklahoma.

Trail of Tears (1838)Westward Expansion

Chapter 7, section 4 p252-253

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1. Why do you think Americans were willing to give up new land (“Indian Territory”) to the Indians?

2. Why did Jackson have to use force to relocate the Cherokee?

Chapter 7, section 4

Westward Expansion

1. ____2. ____

Use the map on

page 253

Should slavery be allowed in states made out of the Louisiana Territory?

Should slavery be allowed in the territory gained from Mexico?

California wants to be a free state, how does the South stayed balanced with the North?

Unorganized territory needs to be organized, how do we keep the balance of free and slave and still go along with the Missouri Compromise?

Maine admitted as a free state;Missouri admitted as a slavestate; slavery not allowed in Louisiana Territory north of 36°30’

No slavery in California, Utah or New Mexico territories

California admitted as a freestate; Utah & New Mexicoallowed popular sovereignty;slave trade stopped in DC; stricter fugitive slave laws

Territory divided into Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory; slavery chosen by popular sovereignty; repeals Missouri Compromise

The slavery debate…Westward Expansion

Adams-Onis TreatyWestern Expansion

Chapter 7, section 3, p.246

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This treaty established the border between the US and:

How many rivers were used in the boundary?

This ended Spanish claim to which territory?

Western Expansion

Chapter 7, section 3

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE

(1820)

A debate occurred over the former _________________ Territory when Missouri petitioned for statehood. Finally a compromise was reached. It stated:1.) _________________ entered

as a slave state2.) ____________ entered as a

free state.3.) The ___’___” line is

drawn. This line was suppose to decide whether slavery would be allowed in certain territories or not.

This compromise was effective for a number almost ___________ years.

Westward Expansion

Chapter 7, section 3, p.246

Missouri CompromiseWestward Expansion

Chapter 7, section 3, p.246

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Missouri entered as a __________ state and Maine entered as a _____________ state.

When would slavery become an explosive issue again?

Expansionists did not care about _____________or Native Americans, whom they saw as inferiors to be pushed out of the way.

Southern expansionists also hoped to add new slave states to strengthen their position in _________________________.

Westward Expansion

WesternTrail

Number of

SettlersDestination When

______________Trail

2,700 California 1842–1848

______________Trail

4,600 Utah 1847–1848

______________Trail

11,500 Oregon 1842–1848Chapter 9, section 1, p.302-303

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Which trail carried the most people?

Which trail split off from the Oregon Trail?

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 1

1. ____2. ____

Use the map on

page 302

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 2, p.308-310

• Mexico encourages Americans to settle Texas

• Americans outnumber Tejanos

• Texans rebel against Mexican government in 1835

• Texans declare independence in 1836

• Mexico attacks the Alamo

• Santa Anna defeated, surrenders Texas

• Mexico doesn’t honor treaty

• Congress annexes Texas, 1845

• Polk sends US troops to contest the border

Mexican-American War• Treaty of _______________________; US gains

territory• Rio Grand is new southern boarder of ___________• _________ ____________divides Americans on

slavery• California is a US territory during _____ ______

_______• _______________ Americans lose land and rights• _______________ Americans terrorized and killed• ___________’s application for statehood causes

debate over slavery

“Remember the Alamo”Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 2

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Who controlled Mexico at this time?By 1835, the Texas had captured which city?

During the siege, a group of influential Texans did what?

How many years later did Texas join the US?

• President __________claimed all land as far as the Rio Grande, tripling the previous size of Texas.

• General _______________ __________ was sent to occupy these border lands.

• Mexico objected to the granting of __________________to Texas and saw statehood as an invasion of Mexican territory.

The United States annexed ________ in 1845, leading to war with Mexico.

The U.S. had many advantages, including greater wealth and a better-equipped military.General _____________ __________led an overwhelming campaign in Mexico from Veracruz to Chapultepec, forcing Santa Anna to abandon his capital Mexico City and the war.

The United States easily defeated Mexico.

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 2, p.308-310

READ:Pages 308-310

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According to the map, what territory’s borders cause the dispute?

What advantages di the US have over Mexico?

• Mexico had to sell a third of its territory to the United States (1.2 million square miles).

• For $15 million, the U.S. obtained ______________ and ________ _________. The Texas border was set at the Rio Grande River.

• ______________ was humiliated and remained bitter toward the United States for decades.

• The land gained, known as the “_________ ____________” sparked the slavery debate all over again.

As a resultof the loss, Mexico was forced to sign the Treaty of ________________ ________________ (1848).

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 3, p.311

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 2

1. ____2. ____

WILMOT PROVISO(1846)• presented by Congressman

________ _________ (PA) to stop the spread of slavery into the territories won from Mexico.

• His plan passed the ________ but failed in the __________.

• DID NOT BECOME LAW!• the plan’s success in the

House showed the power of the _______________

• the South became suspicious of the North’s intentions.

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 3, p.312

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 3

1. ____2. ____

In 1848, gold was foundat ________’s _________on the American River near

Sacramento, California.

The resulting California Gold Rush brought a mass-migration of 80,000 fortune hunters west.

They were called __________-_____________. Half traveled overland; the rest either sailed around South America or to Panama, where they crossed the isthmus and caught ships up the coast.

Westward Expansion

Most Californians __________ slavery so California’s admission as a free state would tip the _____slave and ____ free state balance in the U.S. Senate.

Debate over the spread of ______________ into the territories obtained from Mexico became a leading cause of the Civil War.

By October _______, California prepared toseek admission into the Union.

Chapter 9, section 3READ:

Pages 313-315

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LISTEN: How did American miners treat Chinese miners?

What problems did 49ers face in the California gold fields?

What impact did settlement of California have on Mexicans already living there?

Compromise of 1850Westward Expansion

Chapter 10, section 1, p.326-329

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The Compromise of 1850 admitted ________________ as a free state.

Which side of the slavery issue now controlled Congress?

To correct this imbalance, what was passed?

• North and South torn over slavery.• Tension develops over slavery in new territories and

states.• South threatens to withdraw from Union.

• _________________admitted as a free state.

• Residents of new territories allowed to vote on slavery. (“____________ _______________”)

• _____________gives up claim on New Mexico.

• ___________ __________law enacted.• Compromise provides temporary

relief from threats of ____________.• Slave trade abolished in District of

Columbia.

The Compromise of 1850

Westward Expansion

Chapter 10, section 1, p.326-329

Westward Expansion

Compromise of 1850

Chapter 10, section 1, p.326-329READ:

Pages 326-329

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How did California statehood spark a new crisis over slavery?

How did the Compromise of 1850 appease both North and South?

Westward Expansion

Chapter 10, section 1,Page 327

1. ____2. ____

Westward Expansion

Chapter 9, section 3, p.312Gadsden Purchase:http://vimeo.com/10734221

Kansas-Nebraska ActWestward Expansion

Chapter 10, section 2

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed:

Under this law, voters were to decide for or against slavery themselves. This is known as:

Kansas earned this nickname during this time:

KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT (1854)

• Divides lands into _________ & ______________ territories.

• Decided that SLAVERY issue would be decided by _____________ ______________.

• Led to violence in the Senate.

• Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery settlers in ONE AREA lead to conflict

• Northerners believe this _____________ the Missouri Compromise.

Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas of

Illinois sponsored this bill.

Westward Expansion

Chapter 10, section 2, p.3234

Westward Expansion

The progression of

“compromise”… and the lack of

real problem-solving.

Chapter 10, section 2, p.335READ:

Page 335

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Which territories were open to slavery in map:A:B:C:Why were so many people upset by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?