Lesson 64:

• What is the Melish map of?

• When do you think the Melish Map was created?

• Was the Melish Map correct for the time period is was created?

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Melish Map

• Melish Map created in 1816, but America starts moving west in 1840s?

• Map suggests this was idea America was thinking about BEFORE we moved west

• Manifest Destiny: America is destined by God spread west and bring progress

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Manifest Destiny

Lesson 64: Manifest Destiny and Westward Migration

By Douglas Allard

• When: 1819

• What: territory in Florida

• How:ceded (bought through treaty) from Spain

Florida

Multiple Choice

What country did the United States cede Florida from?

• Spain

• Netherlands

• England

• When: 1845

• What: gained the Republic of Texas (gained independence from Mexico in 1836)

• How: Congress voted to annex (add) Texas as the 28th state (not all Texans supported)

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Texas

Multiple Choice

How was Texas added to the United States?

• The United States created a treaty with Mexica

• Congress annexed Texas to be part of the United States

• The United States defeated Texas in a war

• When: 1846

• What: split Oregon Territory and set border with Canada

• How: Treaty with Britain (stopped potential war)

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Oregon

• When: 1848

• What: California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona

• How: Treaty with Mexico to end war, paid $15 million

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Mexican Cession

Multiple Choice

To gain the Oregon Territory, America signed a treaty with?

• Spain

• France

• Britain

Multiple Choice

The Mexican Cession was added the United States due to?

• A treaty that ended a war with Mexico

• A treaty that ended a war with Spain

• A treaty that ended a war with Britain

• When: 1854

• What: Territory in Southern Arizona/New Mexico

• Why: Purchase from Mexico for $10 Million, better route for western railroads​

Gadsden Purchase

Multiple Choice

When was the Gadsden Purchase created?

• 1816

• 1854

• 1845