U.S. Territorial Expansion Flashcards

Front

What was the area the U.S. won in 1848 including California and other Western states?

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Mexican Cession

Front

Which law admitted California as a free state and banned slave trade in D.C.?

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Compromise of 1850

Front

Which land was purchased from Mexico in 1853, forming southern NM and AZ?

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Gadsden Purchase

Front

What is the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent?

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Manifest Destiny

Front

What is the term for taking over territory and adding it to a country?

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Annex

Front

What war resulted in the U.S. gaining territory in the West and Southwest?

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U.S.–Mexican War

Front

Which term describes people with a shared national heritage?

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Ethnic group

Front

What term describes American culture influenced by English traditions?

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Anglo American culture

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1787 law passed by the Confederation Congress that established how territorial areas could eventually become states

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Northwest Ordinance

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the U.S. purchase of a vast territory from France in 1803 at the cost of $15 million

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The Louisiana Purchase