The Louisiana Purchase
Port city that the United States was interested in possessing.
What is New Orleans?
Jefferson wanted to buy Florida from this country.
What is Spain?
The South's most valuable cash crop.
What is cotton?
In 1819, Oregon was claimed by these 4 nations.
What are the U.S., U.K., Russia, and Spain?
This president's goal was to expand the U.S. as far as possible.
Who is Polk?
Farmers floated their crops down this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
He invaded Florida.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Texas was a part of this country.
What is Mexico?
Their expedition lead to the United States' claim to Oregon.
Who are Lewis and Clarke and Sacagawea?
Mexico considered this an act of war.
What is the annexation of Texas?
The Louisiana Territory was first claimed by this European country.
What is France?
The year Spain yielded Florida to the U.S.
What is 1819?
The Americans were upset that Mexico had outlawed _______.
What is slavery?
This person found an easier way to get to Oregon through the Rocky Mountains.
Who is Jedediah Smith?
This treaty meant that Mexico had to give up the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
What is the Treaty of Guadalope Hidalgo?
Ruler who sold Louisiana to the United States.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
President at the time of the Florida invasion.
Who is James Monroe?
The battle where all the Texan fighters were killed.
What is the Alamo?
The first American settlers to travel through South Pass to Oregon.
Who are missionaries?
The Gadsden Purchase allowed for these to be built on flat land.
What are railroads?
Cost per acre of the Louisiana Purchase.
What is 2 or 3 cents?
The blunt message sent to Spain.
What is "govern or get out"?
To add a territory to a country.
What is annex?
This president settled with the UK for part of Oregon.
Who is Polk?
The Mexican-American War showed some Americans the dark side of this ideology.
What is Manifest Destiny?