Terms
an American belief that it was their "obvious fate" to expand the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Manifest Destiny
this president bought the Louisiana Territory from France
Thomas Jefferson
this led to the U.S. doubling in size
The Louisiana Purchase
the piece of land that included California, New Mexico, Arizona, etc...
The Mexican Cession
Daily Quadriple:Why were some against the Louisiana Purchase?
country was to poor, spread of slavery, shift of power, hard to control/maintain
Who resented Americans illegally colonizing Texas?
Tejanos
Prize: Who's campaign slogan was "All of Oregon or None!" in 1844?
Polk
The Mexican-American War began because...
U.S. Congress annexed Texas
Daily Double:the piece of land that gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and doubled the nation's size
The Louisiana Territory
Why were some northerners against allowing Texas to join the U.S.?
tensions with Mexico, another slave state
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
It decreased its territory by half
Mexico declared independence before __________ started a colony in Texas.
Stephen T. Austin
Daily Octople:this helped the U.S. with a good railroad route to California
The Gadsden Purchase
The United States aquired Florida from whom?
Spain
What was the opinion by those who opposed the expansion of the United States?
the U.S. bullied its weaker neighbors
Switch Seats: when a group settles in an area and establishes political control there
colonize
Daily Double:this president greatly wanted to expand the U.S. territory and was willing to go to war to do it
James Polk
A rush of Americans moved to Oregon because they heard reports of...
fertile land
Prize for your row: What are three ways that the U.S. aquired land?
Through war, treaties and colonization.
To end raids on farms in Georgia, what lands did the US want to inquire?
Florida
Daily Triple: a word that means adding one thing to something larger (term is used when talking about adding Texas to the U.S.)
annexation
Switch Seats:this man defied the orders of the president to invade Florida
Andrew Jackson
What are three things that are true about the Alamo?
Major battle in the Texas Revolution, everyone was killed, it motivated American Texans to keep fighting, and coined the phrase "Remember the Alamo"
land purchsed from Mexico after the Mexican-American War
The Gadsden Purchase
Double or nothing: Which two groups claimed the Louisiana Territory before the early 1800's?
Spain and France