A-level Westward expansion

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Factors Contributing to Westward Expansion
How many states in 1803,
How many states in 1850,
How many people needed for a state
88  cards
Native Americans
Who were the native americans 5,
What were large tribes known as,
What were the great plains 2
80  cards
sectional tension between north and south
Define sectionalism,
Define agrarian,
Define egalitarian
67  cards
The Civil War
The southern views to the comprom...,
The northern views to compromise ...,
Why did the compromise fail in 18...
85  cards
Background of westward expansions
How many states in 1803,
How many states in 1850,
How many people were needed to be...
10  cards
Exploration
How much land remained unexplored...,
Who supported expeditions,
Who persuaded congress to fund th...
6  cards
The Gadsden Purchase
When was it,
How was it due to politics,
What did the southern element of ...
7  cards
The Louisiana Purchase
When was the louisiana purchase,
Who was sent to negotiate,
What was he sent to negotiate
8  cards
Oregon
When was oregon acquired,
Who was it occupied by,
When was it divided
5  cards
Florida
When was florida acquired,
Why was it feared,
When and how was the region seized
6  cards
Texas
When was texas acquired,
When did texas become part of mexico,
How did mexico handle slavery
11  cards
The War With Mexico
When was the war,
Why was mexico angry at the us,
What did polk want
17  cards
The Missouri Compromise
When was the missouri compromise,
When did they seek to enter the u...,
What did they want to join as
4  cards
The Kansas Nebraska Act
When was the kansas nebraska act,
What was nebraska part of,
Who introduced the bill to congress
12  cards
Communications and Mail
How did pioneer settlers move west,
What did the federal government p...,
How did the post office help move...
8  cards
Canals
When was the eerie canal built,
What did the eerie canal provide ...,
What did the eerie canal lead to
10  cards
Development of Railways
Who funded railways,
What did land grants mean,
How were land grants important
25  cards
Acts to Promote Settlement
When was the homestead act,
What did the homestead act mean,
What did congress think the homes...
13  cards
Beliefs
Who claimed the phrase of manifes...,
When was manifest destiny coined,
What did manifest destiny mean
12  cards
Consequences of Westward Expansion
Positive political consequences,
Negative political consequences,
Positive cultural consequences
10  cards
Economy - Fur Trade
What was the most valuable produc...,
How did fur trappers help move west,
What did trappers sell
7  cards
Mining
When was the california gold rush,
How many people moved to californ...,
Where did prospectors come from t...
11  cards
Farming
How did the homestead act help fa...,
How did the merrill act help farming,
What were farmers subjected to
9  cards
Cattle
What did the civil war lead to,
How much more were cows worth in ...,
How were cows moved to the east
15  cards
Tecumseh's Confederation
When was the tecumseh confederation,
Who was tecumseh,
Who were tecumseh s parents
17  cards
The War of 1812
When was the war,
Why was it a turning point,
Where were tribes moved to
5  cards
The Seminole Wars
When was the first seminole wars,
Who are the american forces under...,
Where did they invade in 1st war
12  cards
Trial of Tears
What did the indian removal act mean,
What did the cherokee do in 1831,
Did the cherokee win
9  cards
The Indian Removal Act
When was the indian removal act,
Who passed it,
What dis congress give jackson
8  cards
The Little Crows War
When was the war,
What was it caused by,
How many settlers were killed
5  cards
The Cheyenne Uprising
When was the chyenne uprising,
What did the cheyenne agree to,
What was the problem with the res...
5  cards
The Beureau of Indian Affairs
When was it established,
Who was it established by,
What was the role
4  cards
Red Clouds War
When was the war,
Why did it happen,
What did the discovery of gold do
11  cards
The Bozeman trial
What was the trial,
What did the us government order,
What did red cloud do in response...
6  cards
The Fort Laramie Treaty
When was it,
What was agreed,
What was set aside
3  cards
The Dawes Act
When was the dawes act,
What did the act want to prevent,
What did the dawes act do
5  cards
Wounded Knee
When was the wounded knee,
What had happened to native ameri...,
What happened at wounded knee
3  cards
The Battle of Little Big Horn
When was the battle,
What happened,
What did general sheridan
4  cards
The Great Sioux War
What was it preceded by,
Why were native americans angry,
How did discovery of gold increas...
7  cards
General Custers Defeat
What were the us army determined ...,
What were the consequences on the...,
What were the governments opinions
7  cards
White Attitudes to Native Americans
What did settlers believe they sh...,
How did manifest destiny encourag...,
How was their religion practices ...
5  cards
The Destruction of Buffalo
Example of the use of the buffalo,
What did the white settlers do to...,
What were the buffalo used by the...
5  cards
Native American Divisions
Did the native americans fight be...,
Which tribes supported the us aga...,
Evidence of the effectiveness of ...
4  cards
The US Army
Examples of massacres,
Evidence of the failure of the us...,
What did the army do
4  cards
The Differences in the North and South on Slavery
What was the northern view on sla...,
What was the southern view of sla...,
What was the northern view on the...
11  cards
Territorial Expansion and Slavery
When did texas declare independence,
When president polk was elected w...,
What was the danger of the mexica...
33  cards
The Election of Lincoln
The whigs view on slavery,
When were the whigs formed,
What did the whigs support
23  cards
The Compromise of 1860
What did john crittenden propose,
What happened john crittedens pro...,
Why was the compromise not accept...
12  cards
The Succession of States
How did succeeded states act,
How did lincoln react to succession,
Why did lincoln act the way he di...
9  cards

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