Louisiana Territory
Who was France at war with when they “owned“ Louisiana ?
Great Britain
Why did Andrew Jackson go to Georgia?
to stop the riots
How long was Texas its own country?
10 years
The U.S. based its claim to Oregon on what expedition?
the Lewis and Clark expedition
What did America want to build with so much land?
a railroad
Why did Americans not want France to have Louisiana
the fear of Napoleon closing the port of trade to America
Who was the president in 1818
James Monroe
What the South’s most valuable cash crop
Cotton
What 4 nations claimed Oregon in 1819?
Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and the United States
where did the start of this war take place in? (State)
Texas
How much did America pay for Louisiana
$15 million
How much money did America give Spain for settlers claim?
$5 million
What 2 troops surrounded the alamo?
Santa Annes and the Texans
Spain gave up its claim to Oregon as part of the treaty to purchase what state?
Florida
Why did people think the land would make a good railroad?
It was a clear flat land
thousands of farmers were settling land to the west of the…
Appalachian Mountains
What year did Spain give Florida to America?
1819
Why does the Texas flag have one star?
to show them as an independent republic, commonly thought as when they were their own country.
Whose paradise did early settlers call Oregon?
pioneer's paradise
Was Mexico (at the very start) willing to sell the land?
no
Why did Napoleon want to colonize Louisiana?
To make raise food the enslaved Africans
Spain had colonized Florida in the late…
1500s
By 1830, how many Americans lived in Texas?
around 25000
What was Polks famous slogan?
”All of Oregon or none!”
The U.S. agreed to pay how much money to Mexico?(treaty of of Guadalupe Hidalgo)
$15 million