U.S. Territorial Expansion

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 

During which time period did most territorial expansion of the United States take place?

• Early 1700s
• Early 1800s
• Late 1700s

Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?

• West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
• West of the Mississippi River
• Along the Canadian border with the United States

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

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What 3 areas did James K. Polk add to the United States?

• Annexation of Texas, Oregon Country and Mexican Cession
• Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Country, Funded Lewis and Clark Expedition
• San Francisco Gold Rush, Oregon Country, and Cession of Mexico
• Florida, Oregon country, Louisiana Purchase

The term Mexican Cession refers to which of these?

• The U.S. gaining control of Texas

• The treaty that gave Texas it's independence

• The U.S. acquiring land from Mexico

• the limits placed on immigration into the U.S.

This treaty established U.S. claims to Florida and gave the U.S. access to the Pacific.

• Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

• Treaty of Versailles with Germany

• Convention of 1818 with England

• Webster-Ashburton treaty with England

_________ was added to the United States after it became an independent republic.

• California

• Florida

• Texas

• Ohio

The belief that as a nation, the United States has a God-given right to explore, conquer, claim, and settle the entire North American continent.

• Manifest Destiny
• Territorial Expansion
• Westward Expansion
• Immigrant

__________  __________ sold the Louisiana Territory to __________  __________, which was a bargain for only 15 million dollars.

• Lewis Clark; Thomas Jefferson
• Napolean Bonaparte; Thomas Jefferson
• Lewis Clark; Napolean Bonaparte
• Thomas Jeffereson; Napolean Bonaparte