Ch. 15 Westward Expansion Open Note

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Define the term 'diplomacy'.

Back

The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations.

Front

Define the term 'annex'.

Back

to add a territory to a country

Front

Manifest destiny inspired great hopes and dreams among many Americans. It led to a war with ________, and it changed the map of the United States.

Back

Mexico

Front

Define the term 'Mexican-American War'.

Back

A war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the U.S. acquisition of territory in the present-day southwestern United States.

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Why did American farmers want possession of the port city of New Orleans?

Back

To ship their crops to Europe or to cities on the East Coast.

Front

Some Americans opposed the Louisiana Purchase because: they believed it was unconstitutional, they wanted to expand slavery, they supported British control, they feared war with Spain

Back

they believed it was unconstitutional

Front

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the country's size at a price of 2 to 3 cents an acre.

Back

True

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Who led the expedition to explore the newly acquired territory after the Louisiana Purchase?

Back

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Front

By the 1800s, Florida had a diverse population. Which groups lived in Florida at that time? Seminole Indians, Spanish colonists, escaped enslaved people; Vikings, Chinese immigrants; Aztec warriors, French revolutionaries; Pilgrims, Russian explorers.

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Seminole Indians, Spanish colonists, escaped enslaved people

Front

Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States when Jefferson sent diplomats in 1804.

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False