Westward Expansion - New Territories

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million

• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States

• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?

• Florida

• Thirteen Colonies

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon County

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 

• Texas Annexation 
• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Territory
• Mexican Cession

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Before becoming part of the US this territory was claimed by

• Spain

• France

• Britain

What was the main goal of the Lewis & Clark expedition?

• bring back Native Americans that lived in this territory

• prevent Spain from claiming all the land

• find gold and riches

• explore the land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase

What happened to the size of the United States because of the Louisiana Purchase?

• it got smaller

• it stayed the same

• it grew a small amount

• it doubled in size

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the F on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• United States