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Who did the United States sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with?
Mexico
What year was Texas annexed into the United States
1845
What conflict happened due to the Texas annexation?
Mexican-American War
How did Texas join the US?
Annexation
Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation by the United States.
What was the effect on slavery of the annexation of Texas?
Issues whether Texas should’ve been a slave or free state.
Un even amount of slave and free states.
Who did the US compromise with to get Florida?
Spain
1820
What was a benefit of gaining the Oregon Territory?
Expanded economy (fur trade)
Optimal land for farming
A lot of empty land to be colonized
What Treaty was signed for the Mexican Cession?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the affect on Native Americans in the Mexican Cession?
Many lost their homes, and were persecuted and hunted by non-Indians.
Who did the United States compromise with for the Oregon Territory?
Great Britain
What year was the Florida Purchase Treaty signed?
1819
How did the Mexican Cession effect the US?
Now the US owned land east coast to west coast.
Gateway to international trade with Asia.
What Treaty was signed to acquire Florida?
Florida Purchase Treaty?
What was the effect on Native Americans in the Oregon Territory?
Many of the Natives got fatal diseases such as small pox and measles.
Mexico
What year was the Mexican Cession?
1848
How did the Florida acquisition benefit the US?
The US gained full control over the Mississippi River which was a major trade route.
What did the US and Great Britain agree on for the Oregon Territory?
49 degree line
What was the effect on Native Americans in the Florida Purchase?
Many were forced out of their homes, and many Traveled the Trail of tears into Oklahoma where estimated 12,000 Natives died.
Who did the United States take the Land Above Louisiana Purchase from?
Great Britain
What year was the Land Above Louisiana Purchase acquired?
1818
How did the Gadsden Purchase effect the US?
Provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad.
Attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War.
How much money did the US give Mexico for the Gadsden Purchase?
$10,000,000
How did the Mexican Cession effect Slavery?
Created tensions between free and slave states over the future expansion of slavery.
This led to the beginning of the Civil War