Vocab
Territory
a region of land.
What was a major incentive for travelers to go to California?
The Gold Rush
What river did the colonists really want?
The Mississippi River
Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?
Texas allowed slavery
What animal is so fat/dense it cant swim?
Hippopotamus
Annex
to add a territory to a country.
List three ways America acquired land
War, Treaties, Colonization
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
It doubled the countries size.
What was Mexico’s policy toward slavery in 1830?
It was illegal.
What's the only marsupial in America?
Possum
Texas War for Independence
the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation.
Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?
France and Spain
"All of Oregon or none!" was said by which president?
James K. Polk
What event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?
Mexico declared independence.
Where are Kiwi birds native to?
New Zealand
Diplomacy
the art of conducting negotiations with other countries.
What was an incentive for travelers to go to Oregon?
Fertile Farmland
What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?
To end raids on Georgia farms.
Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans colonizing Texas?
They were settling illegally
What animal is 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than humans?
Giraffes
Manifest Destiny
the belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent.
What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
a good railroad route to California
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
It decreased its territory by half.
What started the Mexican-American War?
The Annexation of Texas
What is the oldest living animal in the ocean?
Sponge