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US Land Acquisitions

US Land Acquisitions

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History, Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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US Land Acquisitions

How did we get so big so fast?

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Texas Annexation

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Gadsden Purchase

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Mexican Cession

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Gadsden Purchase

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Mexican Cession

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Oregon Territory

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Northwest Territory

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Louisiana Territory

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Northwest Territory

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Lousiana Territory

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Florida

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13 Colonies

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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Gadsden Purchase

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Oregon Territory

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Multiple Choice

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Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

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13 Colonies

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Florida

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The area purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson for $15 million. It doubled the size of the United States.

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Florida

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Oregon Territory

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Louisiana Territory

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Multiple Choice

The area was purchased from Mexico. It was used by the railroads to connect California to the rest of the United States.

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Mexican Cession

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Gadsden Purchase

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Florida

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Multiple Choice

From Great Britain as a direct result of the American Revolution. An ordinance was written to establish how this territory would be divided into states, including a ban on slavery.

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13 Colonies

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Oregon Territory

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Northwest Territory

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Multiple Choice

The area from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean that formed the original states of the United States. The first English settlement was in Jamestown

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13 Colonies

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Northwest Territory

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Lousiana Territory

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Multiple Choice

The area, including the current state of California, ceded to the United States after the U.S.-Mexican War.

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Florida

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Mexican Cession

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Texas Annexation

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Multiple Choice

The area ceded to the United States by Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty as a result of General Jackson's military victories.

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Florida

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Mexican Cession

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Gadsden Purchase

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The Mexican colony that became an independent nation before joining the United States. Its addition upset the balance between slave and free states.

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Florida

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Mexican Cession

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Texas Annexation

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The area in the Northwest part of the United States that was originally shared with Great Britain. Americans demanded 54 40' or fight; Britain compromised @ 49 parallel.

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Oregon Territory

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Northwest Territory

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Lousiana Territory

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How did we get so big so fast?

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