After the treaty that ended the French and Indian War was signed, England got all this land between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
How did the Northwest Territory become English?
100
Mojave Desert
What is the Mojave Desert?
100
The United States paid ________ for the Louisiana Purchase.
How much is $15,000,000?
100
The United States paid Spain $5,000,000 to purchase this land in 1819.
How did the United States acquire Florida?
200
Truckee River
What is the Truckee River?
200
The land of the Northwest Territory was divided into these four states.
How were Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin created?
200
Mount Whitney
What is Mount Whitney?
200
The United States purchased this much land when it bought all the land "that a Frenchman could walk without meeting a Spaniard."
How many square miles is 828,000 or how many square kilometers is 2.14 million?
200
It was the Nootka Convention that gave both England and the United States this land.
How did the United States and England get the Oregon Territory?
300
Philippines
What is the Philippines?
300
Thomas Jefferson recommended that all states should be equal in size.
How should we divide territory into states?
300
Allegheny Mountains
What are the Allegheny Mountains?
300
Between 1790 and 1846, England held the Oregon Territory, which is a total of ______ years.
How many years is 56?
300
It was through annexation of a republic followed by war that the United States got this land.
What is the Mexican Cession?
400
Lake Superior
What is Lake Superior?
400
The British insisted that the 49th parallel become the border between Canada and the United States because they wanted to keep this city on the Great Lakes.
How did England keep Winnipeg?
400
Rocky Mountains
What are the Rocky Mountains?
400
The United States paid Mexico's Santa Anna this much after the Mexican Cession.
How much is $15,000,000 plus $3,000,000 for Mexico's war debts?
400
The Republic of Texas made this agreement about its southern border when it separated from Mexico.
How did the Rio Grande River become the southwestern border of the United States?
500
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
500
The French Indian War lasted from 1756 to 1763. That's why it has another name in England.
How long was the Seven Years' War?
500
Denali, the tallest mountain in the United States, used to be called _____ Mount McKinley.
What is Mount McKinley?
500
The United States acquired land between Texas and Southern California in order to finish building a railroad. We paid _______.
How much is $10,000,000?
500
It was for access to Pacific ports, rich farm land, and huge forests that the United States wanted this territory and went to war for two years.