Territories
Indians from there attacked Americans in Georgia
Spanish Cession
Three explorers of land purchased from France
Lewis, Clark, and Pike
Texas became the Lone Star Republic
1836
Country that sold the Louisiana Territory
France
Land which has not yet been divided into states
territory
The first wagon train arrived in the Willamette Valley in 1843
Oregon Country
Led several hundred American families into Texas
Stephen Austin
The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States
1783
Became concerned about the large number of American settlers in Texas
Mexico
Campaign slogan of President James K. Polk
54-40 or Fight!
Western Farmers urged President Thomas Jefferson to buy it from Napoleon
Louisiana Purchase
Missionaries whose stories speeded the settlement of the Oregon Country
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
The United States and Great Britain signed a treaty which divided a small piece of land north of the Louisiana Purchase
1818
Paid American citizens $5 million in exchange for the Spanish Cession
United States
Soldiers from Texas said this
Remember the Alamo!
It was divided between the United States and Great Britain after 28 years of "joint occupation"
Oregon Country
Defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution
Sam Houston
The year when a territory was purchased so that a transcontinental railroad could be built
1853
Country that won the Mexican War
United States
City where Santa Anna surrounded an old Spanish mission
San Antonio
The Mexican War began a year after it was obtained by the United States
Texas Annexation
Purchased the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona from the Mexican government for $10 million
James Gadsden
William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie lost their lives at the Alamo
1836
Former name for a state admitted to the Union in 1845
Lone Star Republic
Amount of money paid by the United States for the Oregon Country
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