Westward expansion

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What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

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1845

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What states were part of the Mexican Cession? Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

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California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

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The war with Mexico BEGAN with

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a border dispute in Texas

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Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

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it was needed for the building of a railroad

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Why were the Northwest Ordinances so important to the new nation?

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It led to the admission of new states to our country.

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The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

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James K. Polk

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What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

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They increased the territory of the United States.

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What was the name of the treaty that gave us the Mexican Cession?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

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What is the name of the piece of land the U.S. gained after the Mexican-American War? Options: Oregon Country, Given Mexican Land, Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Cession

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Mexican Cession

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Name the piece of land: Mexican Cession, Northwest Territory, Trans-Appalachian West, Oregon Country

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Oregon Country