Westward Expansion Study Guide – Flashcards
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Lewis and Clark expedition
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Expansion into Native American land that helped develop relationships between them, while at the same time helped spark westward expansion
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Monroe Doctrine
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Made known that other countries couldn't interfere with US affairs; took away Indian alliances with outside forces
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American Revolution
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US revolts against Britain which empowered them to move west; took Native lands and pushed them further west
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Manifest Destiny
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Religious belief that it was the country's destiny to expand westward; took native land
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Louisiana Purchase
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Doubled the size of the US when purchased from France; gave the US control of the Mississippi and control of Native American lands
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War of 1812
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Battles over Northwest territory (owned by Britain and inhabited by Indians) when the US purchased it; sparked a war and the US won which increased Native American tension
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Indian Removal Act
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Jackson imposed an act that pushed all Native Americans (specifically those in Georgia) west of the Mississippi river
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Mexican-American War
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War over Mexican land that Native Americans resided in; changed borders which split up Indian communities
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US Civil War
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Union v. Confederacy disputes over western states which caused civil disagreements in Native communities
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Peace Policy
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US government attempt at pacifying the Indians by putting them on reservations and assimilating them into US culture
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Transcontinental Railroad
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transportation system that increased expansion into Native lands
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Cultural misunderstandings
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inability for different groups to effectively communicate with each other; led to problems with trade, land, and treaties
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Assimilation
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attempt to mix Indian people into US culture
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Union
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northern free states
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Confederacy
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southern slave states
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Apache
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violent Indian group who didn't have good relationships with other groups due to cultural misunderstandings
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O'odham
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relatively peaceful Indian group that shared hatred for the Apache with other groups
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Peace establishments
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Spanish settlers attempts at peace with Native Americans
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Gadsden Purchase
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purchase of northern Mexican lands by the US for production of the transcontinental railroad
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Apache raids
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Apache stole supplies from other groups in order to survive; ruined relationships with other groups
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Camp Grant
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US government settlement for Apache tribes that spread controversy throughout the region
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Camp Grant attack
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opposing groups killed innocent Apache women and children at Camp Grant
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John Titus
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Judge for Camp Grant trial that ruled the accused as not guilty
