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Unit 3: Westward Expansion (Native Americans (Manifest Destiny: (((Indian…
Unit 3: Westward Expansion
Slavery
Brought to America by the British in the 16th century
12.5 million were brought
10.5 million survived in the trip 'The Middle Passage'
Only 400,000 were sent to American colonies
Early America was on Agrarian society (dependant on slaves)
New tech changed America
Missouri Compromise 1820
Agreements passed by congress that keeps the balance of the slave states and free states
Draws a line through Louisiana Territory
Social Reform
Textile workers; children 13-18
Woman; make $267 a year
Labor Unions
Protect workers
Provided better working conditions
Provided better pay
Congress passed 8 hour work day in 1868
Native Americans
Manifest Destiny:
Indian Removal Act:
The Plain Wars:
Sand Creek Massacre
Red River War
Battle of a Little Big Horn
Wounded Knee
Passed by president Andrew Jackson
Series of Treaties that moved the Native Americans further west
Tribes who did not leave, were forced to leave by the US army.
*Consequences: Forever divides Natives and US, leads to war and Trail Of Tears
Values of American people
Westward expansion through Agrarian America
America's destiny
Mexicans
Annexation Of Texas
Texas declared independance from Mexico
Texas and the US agreed to make Texas the 28th state in 1845
Keeping slavery was must
Mexican-American War
Mexico attacked American troops along the Rio Grande
Mexican president (Santa Anna) tells US president (Polk) he will end the war peacefully
Mex attacks US army behind their back
Mex loses, they lost land
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848
Officially ends Mexican-American War
New Mexico and California are given to US
Gadsden Purchase
Bought for $10 million
Wanted for railroads