Louisiana Purchase
The President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Many Americans wanted access, or a way to get to the _________ _________. One way would be to control Oregon.
What is the Pacific Ocean/West Coast?
The ___________ ____________ covered much more land than today’s state of Oregon. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming were all a part of it.
What is Oregon Country?
Served as a guide to Lewis and Clark's expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
The movement of Americans to the west coast from 1787-1860.
What is westward expansion?
The territory that was purchased from France in 1803. This territory included all or part of (15) modern U.S. states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
The belief that the United States had a mission to expand its borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This territory was divided between the U.S. and Great Britain at the 49th parallel.
What is Oregon?
The leader of France during the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
A journey/trek/mission for a specific purpose.
What is an expedition/exploration?
The country that sold the Louisiana territory to the U.S. in 1803.
Who is France?
As Americans took over more and more land,the Native Americans were forced to....
What is give up their land & move to reservations?
Most settlers followed the ________ ______, a route that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon.
What is the Oregon Trail?
These (2) individuals were hired by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who are Meriwether Lewis & William Clark?
Land that is part of the United States, but is not yet a state.
What is a territory?
The Americans wanted the Louisiana Territory for the following reason(s).
What is use of the Mississippi River and/or control of New Orleans ports?
Land was ceded (given) to the United States from Spain in 1819.
What is Florida?
Some difficulties pioneers encountered on the Oregon Trail included...
What are disease(s), accident(s), running out of supplies, weather, &/or length of the journey?
The name of another explorer who was hired by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory. Pike's Peak is named after them.
Who is Zebulon Pike?
The surrender of land.
What is cession?
The Louisiana Purchase _________ the size of the United States.
What is increased/doubled (2x)?
In 1819, the United States and Spain signed the ________ __ ___________, rather than go to war. In it, Spain gave up Florida to the U.S.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
The slogan Americans chanted when protesting the line of latitude that the U.S. wanted as the northern border of Oregon.
What is '54', '40', or 'Fight'! or 'Fifty-four', 'Forty', or 'Fight'!?
Was elected President in 1844, promising to annex Texas.
Who is James K. Polk?
The taking over of land.
What is annex/annexation?