Louisiana
Country that US bought Louisiana from
What is France?
The country from whom the US acquired Florida?
What is Spain?
This battle, a famous last stand, became a rallying cry for Texas independence
What is the Alamo?
This famous trail brought thousands of settlers to Oregon in the 1840s
What is the Oregon Trail?
Mexico and the US went to war over a territorial dispute in...
What is Texas?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This American general invaded Florida in 1817, exceeding his orders, but ultimately played a key role in bringing the territory into the U.S.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Texas was originally part of this country
What is Mexico?
Famous explorers that were searching for a water route across the continent. Their exploration of the Northwest strengthened the US's claim to Oregon
Who are Lewis and Clark
Texas and the US claimed this river as the southern boundary of Texas leading to conflict with Mexico
What is the Rio Grande?
The U.S. initially wanted this port city to ensure vital trade access, especially for goods traveling along the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
Native American group who lived in northern Florida who were attacked by Andrew Jackson
Who are the Seminoles?
American settlers in Texas were outraged when Mexico banned this?
What is slavery?
The final boundary between the U.S. and British Canada was set at this parallel.
What is the 49th parallel?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded a vast amount of land to the U.S.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
French ruler who sold Louisiana to the United States
Who is Napoleon?
The 1819 treaty that granted the US control over Florida
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Many Americans were reluctant to annex Texas because it might spark a war with...
What is Mexico?
This U.S. president, elected in 1844, was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny and was largely responsible for adding Oregon to the United States
Who is James Polk?
Many northerners opposed the war with Mexico because they thought it would spread this.
What is slavery?
Thought that the purchase of land from another country was unconstitutional
Why did Jefferson almost not purchase Louisiana from France?
The belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
What is Manifest Destiny?
What are slave states and free states?
or the North and South
This slogan was used by expansionists who wanted all of Oregon Territory, even at the risk of war with Britain.
What is “54°40’ or Fight!”?
This legislative proposal sought to ban slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?