Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion Geographical Reasoning

Open Ended

Why did colonists first establish settlements along the east coast of the United States?

​1. The thirteen original colonies/original states of the United States were:  Massachusetts (including present day Maine), New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York (including present day Vermont), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.  Label them each with the number 13. 

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​2. The United States of America acquired the lands that would become Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan from the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783 with England after the American Revolution.  Label EACH of these states with the year 1783. 

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3.The Louisiana Purchase, signed in 1803, would nearly double the size of the United States.  The lands acquired through the Louisiana Purchase included territories that would become the following states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.  Label EACH of these states with “LP”. 

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4.Florida was ceded to the United States in 1819 from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.  Label this state “1819’.  

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5. ​Oregon Country was ceded to the United States in 1846 by England.  Label the Oregon Territory “1846”.  

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​6. Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836.  Texas agreed to be annexed by the United States in 1845.  Label Texas 1845.

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7. The annexation of Texas resulted in the Mexican American War (1845-1848).  The United States victory in the war resulted in the Mexican Cession of lands that would become Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and California.  Label EACH of these states - “1848”. 

Open Ended

What do you notice about the direction (north, south , east , or west) in which the United States expanded?

Multiple Choice

How long did it take for the United States to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast?

• 1776-1848

  72 years

• 1781-1848

  67 years

• 1748-1848

  100 years

• 1803-1848

  45 years

Multiple Choice

How did the United States acquire most of its land, through diplomacy (treaties, agreements, or negotiations) or through war?

• Diplomacy

• War

Open Ended

How does this map illustrate the effects of the concept of Manifest Destiny (how does it show how Manifest Destiny worked)?