Westward Expansion Map

Label the US Map with the correct way we acquired that territory

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e

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Gadsden Purchase

13 colonies

Adam- Onis Treaty

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Territory

Mexican Cession

Texas Annexation

Treaty of Paris 1783

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c

Middle Colonies

New England Colonies

Southern Colonies

What area did was obtained in 1803 for $15 million dollars from France?

What area did was obtained in 1819 for $5 million dollars from Spain

What area did was obtained in 1846 by a Treaty signed with the British?

What area was obtained in 1848 in the Mexican Cession?

What area was bought from Mexico in 1853 to build a railroad?

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

• Economic Opportunity

• Nothing

• More Factory Jobs

• New Technological Innovations

What year was Texas annexed into the United States?

• 1845
• 1819
• 1836
• 1825