States & Territories
This state was obtained through the Adam-Onis Treaty from Spain.
What is Florida?
This was the deal which purchased land from France, and doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The belief that it was America's destiny to expand across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This state rebelled from Mexico, became a Republic, and later the 28th state under President John Tyler.
What is Texas?
This treaty obtained Florida for the United States from Spain.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
The painting by John Gast depicting Westward Expansion with a caricature of the United States.
What is American Progress?
This state rebelled against Mexico to become the Bear Flag Republic.
What is California?
This treaty set the border between Texas and Mexico, and obtained present-day California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona and Colorado.
This term is used to describe the United States' expansion westward.
What is Westward Expansion?
This territory was made following a treaty between the US and Britain, which established the 49th parallel border.
What is Oregon?
This treaty set the US's northern boundary at the 49th parallel.
This is the greatest territory in the Union, resulting in the 39th and 40th states.
What is the Dakota Territory?