Territorial Expansion

The Oregon Trail is part of what section of the US map?

• Donner Party

• Mexican Session

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Country

What area was annexed on the map? (Hint:Dallas is the capitol of this state today.)

• Texas

• Pennsylvania

• Ohio

• 13 Colonies

The US got what small section of the Southwest states from Mexico?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Purchase

• US purchase

What is the name of the Western pioneer party that tried to get over the Sierra Nevadas but instead was forced to cannibalize or eat each other?

• Buell Party

• Dom Party

• Donner Party

• MoValley Party

What war event took place during expanding West?

• War of 1812

• War of 1900

• WW1

• War of 1915

The US got another area of the West called the Mexican what?

• Cession

• Siege

• Concession

• Recession

What state today became part of the biggest Gold Rush claim in 1848-1849?

• California

• Washington

• Pennsylvania

• Texas

Which country did the U.S acquire Louisiana territory from?

• Spain

• France

• England

• United States

President Jefferson originally only wanted to purchase...

• The port city of New Orleans

• The land bordering the Mississippi river

• Territory making up the modern U.S state of Missouri

• The city of St. Louis

Which country did the U.S acquire Florida from?

• France

• Mexico

• Spain

• Great Britain