Understanding US Westward Expansion Study Guide
This guide explores the foundational land policies of the early United States, including the differing visions of Federalists and Anti-Federalists, the details of the Land Ordinance of 1785 for surveying and selling territory, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 which established a framework for territorial governance and statehood. It also touches upon the ideological underpinnings of Manifest Destiny and its role in subsequent territorial acquisitions.
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Course Feedback and Early US Economic Growth
US Economic History and Growth
Aspects of the U.S. Constitution and historical events that encouraged economic growth in the U.S.
- U.S. Constitution
- Economic growth
- No tariffs between states
- Single currency
- Property Rights
- Infrastructure projects
- Re-exporting
- Jefferson’s Embargo
- Domestic industry
- Textiles
- Population growth
- Immigration
- Land Expansion
- Treaty of Paris
US Economic History: Foundations, Expansion, and Industrialization
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Land Expansion and Manifest Destiny
United States Westward Land Expansions
A discussion of series of land expansions in the 1800s including the Louisiana Purchase and Florida.
- Mexican Cession
- Gadsden Purchase
- Gulf of Mexico
- New Orleans
United States Westward Land Expansions and Manifest Destiny
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Mexican War and Manifest Destiny
The Mexican government, Texas independence, and the United States expansion driven by Manifest Destiny.
- Mexican War
- Texas independence
- Manifest Destiny
- Centralist government of Mexico
- Lone Star Republic
- American democracy expansion
- Slave state conflict
Land Division and Territorial Ordinances
Land Ordinances and Early American Expansion
Federalist and Anti-Federalist perspectives on dividing new land through the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
- Federalists
- Anti-Federalists
- Land Ordinance of 1785
- Northwest Ordinance of 1787
- Rectangular plot townships
- Territorial legislature
- Manifest destiny
Land Ordinances and Early American Expansion
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