Territorial Acquisitions
How many original states did Great Britain cede to us in 1783?
13
Which president bought the Louisiana Purchase?
President Thomas Jefferson
What provided the signal for Latin America to revolt?
Napoleon's conquest of Spain and Portugal in 1808
The Mexican-American War was the first time America did WHAT?
The first time America chiefly fought a war on international soil
Where does the Oregon trail end?
Oregon
When did we buy the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
Which Compromise declared Missouri a slave state BUT every state above it had to be a free state?>
The Missouri Compromise
The Latin American independence movements confirmed WHAT US belief?
The Latin American independence movements confirmed their own belief in self-government.
What was "Manifest Destiny?"
The belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
In the Oregon Trail game, when crossing a river, you could choose to turn your wagon into a boat and _______ the river?
Ford
Who did we buy West Florida from?
Spain
What did Thomas Jefferson believe about owning land?
Owning land was the key to Independence and Freedom
Which countries created the Holy Alliance?
Russia, Prussia, and Austria
A border fight along WHAT river started the Mexican-American fighting?
Rio Grande River
How many pounds of food could you keep after hunting?
100 lbs.
Who did we buy the Virgin Islands from?
Denmark
What was the relationship between Westward Expansion and Slavery?
Westward expansion created conflict over where slavery would be allowed
Why was the Holy Alliance created?
To protect themselves against revolution.
WHO did Mexico turn to when its losses were adding up? He later became the president of Mexico...
General Santa Anna
What was the name of the first place you got to after you started out on the trail?
Fort Kearney
What state did we buy from Russia?
Alaska
Why were US Northerners against the war with Mexico?
They saw it as an attempt to expand the area in which slavery would be allowed.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
The US refusal to tolerate any further extension of European domination in the Americas
Supposedly...What did President Polk do when his offer to purchase lands in the southwest was denied?
He instigated a fight by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River that both countries had previously recognized as part of the Mexican state of Coahuila.
What was the name of the last fort you got to before Oregon City?
Hint: It was called Fort W_____ W_____.
Fort Walla Walla