Manifest Destiny

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1903
• 1819
• 1848
• 1803

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.

• He wanted to control the Caribbean.
• He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
• He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
• He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

• Toussaint Louverture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar
• King Louis XVI

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake
• was opposed by western farmers
• doubled the size of the United States
• led to war with Great Britain 

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British
• war with England
• purchased from the British
• war with Mexico

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country 

What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Treaty of San Jacinto
• Treaty of Mesa Verde
• Treaty of Alama Gordo

The annexation of Texas was opposed by many American because...

• Texas allowed slavery. 
• Spain still claimed Texas. 
• the purchase price was too high. 
• Texas was too large to be a state. 

The war with Mexico began with...

• California's Bear Flag Rebellion. 
• a border dispute in Texas. 
• the Battle of Buena Vista. 
• a US invasion of New Mexico. 

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican War, 

• the US agreed that its invasion of Mexico was unjust. 
• Mexico agreed to pay the US $15 million in war damages. 
• the US promised to honor Mexico's claim to California. 
• Mexico ceded about half of its territory to the US.