Westward Expansion

2. fear or hatred of immigrants
5. mass migration of people seeking fortune, starting in 1848
6. land the US acquired in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, including present-day California, Nevada, and parts of other western states
8. land bought from Mexico in 1853 to complete the continental United States
10. European country that controlled Florida before the U.S.
16. nation that lost about half its territory to the United States in 1848
17. 1787 law that organized the settlement of western territories and their path to statehood
18. territory acquired from Spain in 1819
19. group that faced discrimination while seeking gold in California
22. a busy trade route and stagecoach line for travel to the west; used by military to haul materials
23. conflict between 1846-1848 that began over boundary disputes
24. country that jointly controlled Oregon Territory with the U.S. until 1846
25. agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War

1. the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand across North America
3. 1845 addition to the United States
4. 1803 land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States
7. inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure
9. location where gold was first discovered in California
11. Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border
12. system that connected the east and west coasts
13. a historic route used by pioneers traveling westward to settle new territories, stretching approximately 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
14. route taken by religious settlers to Utah
15. the official border between Texas and Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
20. overcrowding of cities, economic depressions, religious persecution
21. won the presidential election of 1844 by promising the American people he would achieve Manifest Destiny