Territorial Expansion

Jefferson bought land from France (the Louisiana Purchase), which ____________ the size of the United States.

• doubled

• halved

• tripled

• decreased

Which territory doubled the size of the United States?

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Which new territory was given to the US through a treaty with Spain?

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Which territory was divided by the US and Great Britain along the 49th parallel?

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• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803 and resulted in the United States gaining a large amount of territory west of the Mississippi River. This negotiated agreement with France resulted in the United States roughly doubling in size. For this item, the student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and interpret information from maps.

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Match the following description to the correct territory. (page #62)

• Oregon Territory

• Cause of the U.S.-Mexican War

• Louisiana Purchase

• Doubled the size of the United States

• Gadsden Purchase

• A treaty between the U.S. and Britain divided claims to this land

• Texas Annexation

• Allowed for the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Mexican Cession

• Acquired territory after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

The following would have followed what motive: Territorial Expansion

• Economic Interest

• Political and Military Interest

• Exploratory

• Religious Goals

• Social Darwinism/ Ideological/ Humanitarian

Match the following description to the correct territory. (page #62)

• Louisiana Purchase

• A treaty between the U.S. and Britain divided claims to this land

• Gadsden Purchase

• Acquired territory after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Oregon Territory

• Cause of the U.S.-Mexican War

• Mexican Cession

• Doubled the size of the United States

• Texas Annexation

• Allowed for the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

The United States acquired the ​ (a)   when a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land.

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Territory

• Florida Territory

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