Years
Locations
Reasons Why
American Progess Painting
How we get the land
100
What year did we get the 13 colonies land?
1783
100
Where is the Louisana Purchase area?
Most of the land from the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains - middle of the U.S
100
Why did we want the Oregon Territory?
fur trade, timber, wild game
100
Who painted American Progress?
John Ghast.
100
How do we get the original 13 colony land
What is American Revolutionary War
200
What year did we get Florida?
1819
200
Where was the original colonies located?
along the east coast, bordered Canada, and as far west as the Mississippi River.
200
Why did we want the Gladsden Territory?
to build a railroad
200
What items were located in the far left corner
mountains, buffolo
200
How do we get the Louisiana area?
Purchase it from France for 10 million
300
What year did we get the Louisana Purchase?
1803
300
What land did we gain in the Mexican Cession?
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming
300
Why did settlers go to Texas?
free land
300
What were some of the people doing in the painting?
hunting, traveling, farming, running,
300
How do we get the Mexican Cession
Mexican American War, peace treaty, sold the land
400
What year did we get Texas?
1845
400
What states came with the Oregon Treaty?
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
400
Why did we fight the Mexican American War?
we wanted the ports in California, and all the natural resources
400
What are some of the new modes of transportation that we see in the painting?
railroads, stage coaches, wagons, plowing, guns, bridges, boats
400
How do we get Florida?
Spanish gave it to us after we invaded the area
500
What year did we get the Oregon Territory?
1846
500
Where was Gadsden Territory located?
Arizona
500
What could the soil in Florida grow
cotton and rice
500
What are the Native Americans doing in this painting?
running away from the whites
500
How did we define the border of America on the West Coast in the Oregon Territory
We signed a treaty with Britain that set us at 49th latitude
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