U.S. Territorial Acquisitions History

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What territorial acquisition is featured here? Options: Louisiana Purchase, Gadsden Purchase, Mexican Cession, Oregon Country

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Louisiana Purchase

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How did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

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By purchasing it from France for $15 million

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What territorial acquisition is featured here? Options: Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Spanish Cession, Oregon Country

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Spanish Cession

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How did the United States acquire Florida from Spain in 1819?

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Through a treaty that purchased Florida for $5 million

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What territorial acquisition is featured in red here?

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Mexican Cession

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What was the result of the Mexican-American War that led to the U.S. acquiring the Mexican Cession in 1848? Options: The U.S. traded Texas to Mexico in exchange for California, Mexico gave the land to the U.S. as a gift of friendship, The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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What territorial acquisition is featured here? Texas Annexation, Gadsden Purchase, Oregon Country, Spanish Cession

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Texas Annexation

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How did Texas become part of the United States in 1845?

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After Texas declared independence and was annexed by Congress

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What territorial acquisition is featured in light green? Options: Land above the Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Country, Addition of 1783, Gadsden Purchase

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Addition of 1783

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How did the United States acquire land in 1783 following the American Revolution?

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Through a treaty ending the war with Britain