WESTWARD+EXPANSION+EXAM

=Locate & complete the following in preparation for the Westward Expansion Exam (100 points) that will be on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31st :=
 * date of activity can be found below as well*

Information from all of the following is potentially on the Exam. Re-read your notes & assignments and pay attention to some of the big idea questions at the bottom of this page:


 * 1) **Lecture notes**: War of 1812 (10/11), Manifest Destiny(10/16), Westward Expansion(10/25), Mexican American War (10/29)
 * 2) **Video viewing guides/questions:** Westward (10/15), The Gold Rush (10/23)
 * 3) **Web reading & question**: Slave Life (10/21)
 * 4) **Unit crossword** (10/25)


 * The following are not the ONLY things to know for the exam but a good place to start as you begin looking through the materials above.**

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE - What was it? - Impact on the United States - Exploration of the newly acquired territory

THE WAR OF 1812 - Why did it happen? - How did the fighting go for America? - Impact on America as a whole from this conflict

MANIFEST DESTINY - what were the main principals of this?

WESTWARD EXPANSION - Who moved west (different groups of people) & why did they move? - What were challenges faced on their trip? - What was the route they took called? - What were compromises made as states were being added?

SLAVERY - How was slavery viewed in the North vs the South - What were examples of the horrible conditions faced by female slaves - or male slaves? - What rights did slaves have?

THE GOLD RUSH - Describe when and where the Gold Rush of the 1800s took place and the impact it had on the United States

ANDREW JACKSON - How was he change the Presidency? - Why may his time as President bring bad memories to certain Americans?

THE MEXIAN AMERICAN WAR - Texas... who was involved? What issues led to conflict? What was the result of conflict? - What happened in California?

BIG IDEA to take from the unit:
 * What were the positives of westward expansion to the United States as a whole?
 * What were challenges to adding territories and states to the United States in the 1800s?
 * Politically?
 * Socially?
 * Other challenges when trying to expand?