Short Answers:|
As you read the chapter and view the videos, take notes on the following questions. Be sure to provide specific examples from this text in your responses. Responses should be at least 1-2 paragraphs:
What role did the policy of “Indian Removal” play in westward expansion?
Why was the “Florida Model” so appealing to proponents of westward expansion?
How did the Cherokee Nation attempt to resist American encroachment through treaty-making and assimilation? Why did that attempt ultimately fail?
Explain the role played by Comanchia in the Mexican-American War (US-Mexican War).
How did frontier society affect gender norms?
In what ways did the federal government incentivize settlement in the west?
How did the Mexican-American War change the American notion of “the West”?
What were the short-term and long-term consequences of the Mexican-American War on Mexico? What about on the United States?
What were the reasons behind the Monroe Doctrine? What was the United States attempting to accomplish with this approach to foreign policy? What role did the Caribbean play??
Key Terms:
As you read and view the videos, use the following terms to help you take notes.
manifest destiny
Young America
Negro Fort
Seminole
Indian removal
Cherokee
Treaty of New Echota
. Black Hawk War
Comanche 1
Civilization Fund Act
railroads
Texas Revolution
Texas annexation
U.S.-Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
gold rush
California immigration
John Quincy Adams
Monroe Doctrine
filibustering