Manifest Destiny

• What is the term used for the movement of people from one place to another?

  Migration
• What is an emigrant?

  Someone who moves away from somewhere
• What is an immigrant?

  Someone moving into an area
• What is a push factor?

  A reason that forces or encourages someone to leave
• What is a pull factor?

  A reason attracting someone to a new location
• What does the term manifest destiny refer to?

  The belief that God wanted white people to take over North America
• What cultural issues are associated with manifest destiny?

  It is loaded with cultural problems and racism
• What is the name of the painting often called "Westward Home"?

  Westward: The Course of Empire Takes Its Way
• What does the painting "Westward: The Course of Empire Takes Its Way" depict?

  A group of settlers moving west towards sunlight
• What does the sunlight in the painting suggest about westward migration?

  It suggests a better life in the west for migrants
• What does the waving man in the painting symbolize?

  The eagerness of Europeans to move west
• What types of people are depicted in the painting moving west?

  Men, women, and children
• What does the presence of guns in the painting suggest?

  There might be violence involved in westward expansion
• What does the cross in the painting represent?

  The spread of Christianity moving west
• What does the depiction of poor people in the painting suggest?

  They were looking for a better life
• What are the push factors that led people to migrate from the east to the west?

  • Crowded cities in the east
  • Disease-ridden environments
  • High unemployment (25% in 1837)
• What are the pull factors that attracted people to the west?

  • Cleaner and quieter cities
  • Job opportunities
  • Belief in manifest destiny
  • Discovery of gold in 1848
  • Government incentives and reports
• What year was the financial crisis in the USA that led to increased migration?

  1836
• Who was commissioned to survey the Oregon Trail?

  Fremont
• When did the first migrants reach Oregon?

  1841
• What event in 1848 significantly increased migration to California?

  The discovery of gold
• How many people traveled to California during the gold rush of 1849?

  One hundred thousand
• What were the main consequences of manifest destiny for white Americans?

  • Belief in a god-given right to colonize North America
  • Increased westward migration
  • Potential for conflict with Native Americans
• What was the overall impact of the Oregon Trail on westward migration?

  It made westward migration more practical and possible
• What are the main themes discussed in the rapid revision session on manifest destiny?

  • Key terms related to migration
  • Push and pull factors for westward movement
  • The significance of the Oregon Trail
  • The impact of manifest destiny on American society