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Manifest Destiny
The 19th century doctrine that made for United States expansion to the West to spread religion, knowledge, and take over land. -
Webster Ashburton Treaty
Treaty that resolved the border issues between U.S. and British North America. John Tyler signed this Treaty and resolved the Aroostook War. -
Mexican American War
Armed conflict between U.S and Mexico over the dispute of the annexation of Texas. The United States would win and gain Mexican property such as the Mexican Cession and Texas -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican American war and made for United States to gain California, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado, Whyoming, New Mexico,and Arizona -
Plains Indians Wars
Conflicts between Native Americans and the European Americans where U.S. would gain land/ control over the Mississippi River and the Rocky mountains -
Homestead Act
Signed by President Abe Lincoln, this act encouraged Western immigration and provided settlers with 160 acres of public land. This helped U.S. with labor and increased economic production. -
Sand Creek Massacre
A 675- man U.S. force attacked and destroyed the village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans led by John Chivington. -
Seward's Folly
U.S. bought Alaska from Russia and the Treaty that sold Alaska was signed by Secretary of state William Seward. Critics then called it Seward's Folly. -
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
AKA " Custer's Last Stand" . An armed battle where Colonel Custer and his troops invaded the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne Indians and Custer was overwhelmed with the number of troops and led to a Native American Victory -
Social Darwinism and U.S. imperialism
Late 19th century practice that helped the U.S. to justify imperialism, and expansion. -
" A Century of Dishoner"
Helen Hunt Jackson non fiction novel that showed the experiencs of Native Americans during the American Indian Wars. -
Dawes Act 1887
Authorized the President of the United States to survey Native Americans about their land and division assignments. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The final chapter in the United States and Native American West where U.S.invaded the South Dakota natives land and Arrested"Big Foot" and took over while killing women and children
