Western Aquisitions

Gaining lands

Lesson Objectives

We will- Analyze the westward growth of the United States

I will- fill in a map of the U.S that identifies its territorial expansions in the 1800's

Essential Question:
What lands did the U.S gain during its quest to reach the Pacific Ocean?

Multiple Choice

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

• The belief that their destiny was to manifest

• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

• Loyalty to a section of the country over the country as a whole

Multiple Choice

What purchase was made by the United States Government that acquired the land seen in this image?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Great Purchase

• The French Purchase

• The Middle Purchase

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• to control Indians in the Northwest Territory

• to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers

• to convince more colonists to fight for independence

• to give states a process for collecting taxes

Multiple Choice

Open the picture and select the correct answer

• A

• B

• C

• D

Match

Match the following

• Unalienable Rights

• grievances

• Northwest Ordinance

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness

complaints against the King

1787, process of admitting new states into U.S.

1776, proclaimed U.S is a free nation

1783, USA is independent

• Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness

• complaints against the King

• 1787, process of admitting new states into U.S.

• 1776, proclaimed U.S is a free nation

• 1783, USA is independent

Original 13 colonies

• Composed of the first 13 states

• Won from England
  
  

Gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783

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Northwest Territory

Bought from France for $15 million.
Doubled the size of the U.S to the Rocky mountains.

Louisiana Purchase 1803

Land given to the U.S by England in 1818

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British Cession

Gained from Spain in a treaty

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Florida Cession 1819

Texas joins U.S in 1845
U.S assumes all of the debt Texas had.

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Texas Annexation 1845

Given to U.S from Mexico after the Mexican-American War

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Mexican Cession 1848

Gained through a treaty with England in 1848

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Oregon Territory 1848

Land bought by U.S from Mexico
Used to build a railroad

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Gadsden Purchase 1853

Multiple Choice

What area is D?

• Texas Annexation

• Florida Cession

• Mexico Cession

• Oregon Territory

Multiple Choice

How did we acquire area 4?

• Negotiation with Britain
• Conquest
• Florida Cession
• Mexican Cession

Multiple Choice

What area does I represent?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

What area does G represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation