manifest destiny notes. what are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in...
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MANIFEST DESTINYNotes
What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas?
Population Growth in Urban Centers
Towns developed on railroad lines and canal
People are moving west Example: Boomtowns in California
People move to cities in search of new economic opportunities
Women migrating to cities to work in factories
Oregon Country:
Economic Social Political
Fur Trade Bring Christianity to Native Americans
Split the territory with Great Britain at the 49th parallel
Oregon Country Texas Annexation:
Economic Social Political
Texas could pay off war debt with money from annexation
Many Americans lived in Texas
Polk won election of 1844 by supporting annexation of Texas
Mexican Cession/Gadsden Purchase:
Economic Social Political
U.S. paid $15 million for this Cession and $10 million for Gadsden after the Mexican War
Gain California and Utah, which led to Gold Rush and Mormon Migration
Ended the disputes between Mexico and the U.S.
California Gold Rush:
Economic Social Political
Agriculture, shipping, and trade expanded as miners needed more food and other goods
Many groups, such as 49ers, rushed to California creating boomtowns
California applied for statehood as a free state
Utah Mormon Migration:
Economic Social Political
Expanded markets and towns in Utah
Mormons moved out of New York because of persecution to Salt Lake City
Utah would eventually apply for statehood