Westward Expansion when & why 2025

It justified the expansion of the U.S. across North America

It led to the abolition of slavery

It promoted industrialization in the South

It resulted in the independence of Texas

To join the military

To escape from the government

To find gold and new opportunities

To return to Europe

To spread democracy and the constitution

To find jobs and participate in free enterprise

To escape religious persecution and seek a better life

To avoid contact with other cultures

The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent

The idea that only the East Coast should be developed

A movement to restrict immigration to the U.S.

A plan to return land to Native Americans

To gain or obtain territory

To lose territory

To form a new government

To declare war

Florida; it provided access to the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana Purchase; it doubled the size of the US and provided land for agriculture

Northwest Territory; it resulted from the Treaty of Paris

Texas; it was annexed after independence from Mexico

Florida was purchased from France

The US won Florida in a war against Spain

Spain was not controlling the territory and sold it to the US for $5 million

Florida was annexed after a revolution

Texas; it was independent from Mexico, Northerners feared it would become a slave state, and it angered Mexico.

California; it was rich in gold.

Louisiana; it doubled the size of the U.S.

Florida; it was ceded by Spain.

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Territory

Texas

Florida

Louisiana Purchase

Gadsden Purchase

Mexican Cession

Oregon Territory

Texas

California

Florida

Oregon

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Manifest Destiny

The American System

States’ Rights

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Large amounts of fertile soil for crops

Accessible mountain passes for mining

Natural harbors for whaling

Grassy plains for cattle ranching

The search for gold and economic opportunities

The desire to spread democracy and American culture

The Louisiana Purchase and territorial gains from Mexico

All of the above