Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased this tract of land off of this country
France
During the war of 1812, the United States attacked this country?
Which country owned Texas prior to it breaking away and declaring independence in 1836
Mexico
One of the main causes of the war was the US annexation (takeover) of this place
Texas
He was the president who presided over the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
The United States paid this much money for this tract of land making it the greatest land bargain in the history of the US
$15 million
The act of the British navy forcing sailors on US boats to join them is called:
Impressment
California became the ____ (number) state to join union?
31st
He was the president during the Mexican-American war
Polk
This is the legal policy that forced Indigenous people off of their land
Indian Removal Act
This French leader chose to sell the land to raise money for a war he was fighting
Napoleon
The US thought it was a good time to attack the British because they were also fighting this war
Napoleonic Wars
One of the main reasons that Texas wanted its independence is because Mexico had abolished this in 1830
Slavery
The war ended when US troops entered this city
Mexico City
This Court Case forbade people from residing with the Cherokee people, but the federal government ignored the ruling.
Worcester v. Georgia
Purchasing all this land worried people because they were worried how these new states would feel about the divisive issue of:
Slavery
This famous British figure was killed by the Americans at the Battle at Queenstown Heights despite winning the battle
General Isaac Brock
The Mexican Army defeated the Texans including James Bowie and Davy Crockett in March 1836 at this famous site
The Alamo
Rio Grande
The removal of Indigenous people forced them sign treaties forfeiting their land and to cross across which river
Mississippi
The Louisiana purchase may have been illegal because France was technically leasing the land from this country:
Spain
The Treaty of Ghent ended the war and provided the return of land to the way it was before the war, known in latin as:
status quo ante bellum
Bear
Name 4 states the US gained after this war
California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada
Approximately this many First Nations died making the treacherous trek on the Trail of Tears.
3000