Westward Expansion

What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?

• Go to war with Native Americans
• Own the land that they settled on after 5 years
• Establish the sharecropping system
• Make peace with the Native Americans

What area is A

• Florida

• Ohio River Valley

• ceded by Great Britain

• Original 13 Colonies

What area is C?

• Texas Annexation

• Original 13 colonies

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

What area is D?

• Texas Annexation

• Florida Cession

• Mexico Cession

• Oregon Territory

What area does E represent?

• Texas Annexation

• 13 Original Colonie

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Cession Spain

What area does G represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation

What area does H represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Territory

What area does I represent?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

• He was the only person running for President

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

• He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

Which area of land was added in 1803?

• A

• C

• E

• D