Becoming the United States
What does Westward Expansion mean?
Westward Expansion is the expansion of the gaining of land, for the United States in the west
In 1783 the Treaty of Paris officially ended what major war?
The Revolutionary war
In 1803 these two people went to France trying to purchase land.
James Monroe and Robert Livingston
This Treaty ceded (gave) what territory to the United States?
Florida
What does the word Annexation mean?
Annexation means the legal process where a government adds new land to land that already exists (such as the country of the United States)
Who was the president that signed the Oregon Treaty?
James K. Polk
This Treaty ended the Mexican American war
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This land deal solved border issues between what two countries?
The United States and Mexico
How many original colonies were there?
13 original colonies
What does the word Treaty mean?
A Treaty is an agreement
Who was the leader of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon
The Florida Treaty defined the boundary between the United States and what other kingdom?
The kingdom of New Spain
This president ran for office promising he would expand the United States.
James K. Polk
What year was the Oregon Treaty signed?
a) 1846
b) 1824
c) 1873
a) 1846
Part of this agreement was that this country would give a large piece of land to the United States.
The Country of Mexico
The Gadsden purchase is named after what official?
The U.S minister to Mexico
What year was the United States founded as a Country?
1776
The Treaty expanded the United States Westward to what land mark?
The Mississippi River
How much money did the U.S Government pay Napoleon to purchase the land?
15 Million Dollars
Who was the president of the United States when the Treaty was signed?
James Monroe
Texas became a state in what year?
a) 1854
b) 1845
c) 1863
b) 1845
The Treaty settled a dispute between the United States and what other Country?
The country of England
The land was given to the United States in what year?
a) 1846
b) 1853
c) 1848
c) 1848
In 1853 the land was purchased for how much money from Mexico? What did the land allow the United States to do?
10 Million Dollars. Build a transcontinental railroad in the south.
What was the name of the war we fought to gain independence?
Bonus Points: What country were we fighting?
The Revolutionary War
Bonus: Great Britain/England
Word bank: United, England, States, claim
Fill in the blanks: The treaty stated that ___________ had no _______ over the land or government of the ________ _________.
Answers: England, claim, United States
Why did Napoleon need money for his country?
Because he was at war with the English
What year was the Treaty signed?
a) 1891
b) 1819
c) 1835
B) 1819
What war was started by the Texas Annexation?
The Mexican-American War
This Treaty is also known as.....
The Washington Treaty
What does the phrase "sea to shining sea" mean when thinking about the United States?
It means that the US expanded west stretching across the continent from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean.
Who was president during the Gadsden Purchase?
Franklin Pierce
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
The Treaty was negotiated by these 3 people...
Bonus points if you can tell me which representative was from Massachusetts
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay.
Bonus: John Adams
This deal is described as one of the worst deals ever made in all of History. Why is that true?
Because the US doubled in size as a country and paid the French much less money than the land was worth.
The Florida Treaty is also called what other name?
The Adams-Onis Treaty
What is manifest destiny?
Manifest Destiny is the belief that you can believe in something enough to have is become your destiny.
The United States believed it was their destiny to gain more land and spread their beliefs across the continent of North America.
This Treaty set the border between British North America and the United States at which parallel?
a) 89th
b) 40th
c) 49th
Bonus points: A parallel is a measurement of what? why does it matter for the United States?
the 49th parallel
Bonus points: a parallel is a way to measure latitude (lines that circle left to right across the globe) measuring coordinates of places. It matters because the United States norther border with Canada was drawn in a straight line to the West across the 49th parallel.
What major unique feature happened for the United States when it acquired the land in the Mexican Cession
It enabled them to reach the Pacific ocean, stretching across the continent.
What does the word transcontinental mean?
The word transcontinental means across the continent from one side to the other.