2. What is Manifest Destiny? America’s ‘Destiny’ to move out West for new opportunities Many felt that this movement was ‘Predestined’ by God

3. Trails out West What was the Oregon Trail? What was the Santa Fe Trail? What was the Mormon Migration?

4. Why was it unsettling to let Texas into the Union? What would this cause? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

5. California Gold Rush Many rushed out West to receive gold What were the living conditions like? Besides finding gold, who made a fortune off of the rush? What new immigrants started flocking to the USA?

7. The Market Revolution People bought and sold goods rather than make them for themselves What would this cause?

8. U.S. Markets Expand The creation of Free Enterprise came about. This is the freedom of private business to be competitive with little government regulation This then created Entrepreneurs- Individuals who took all of the risks when creating the business

9. New Technology Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegraph. This became known as Morse Code Steam Engines allowed boats to trade up and down rivers at fast paces Railroad tracks would begin to be laid down all across the nation

10. Lowell Textile Mills Many people flocked to these mills to find work Mostly women from the country because they were cheap labor After 12 hour work days and awful conditions, workers began to step up for themselves “I regard my workpeople just as I regard my machinery. So long they can do my work for what I choose to pay them, I keep them, getting out of them all I can”

11. Workers Seek Better Conditions Workers STRIKE- stop working to force an employer to respond to demands This and other conditions in Europe lead to an increase in immigration Why did the Irish come to America?