Westward Expansion

Mexico chose to (a)   , or give up, territory to the United States.

An area set aside for American Indians to live on is called a (a)   .

Two places, like countries, are separated by a geographic line called a (a)   .

The Louisiana Purchase was the first land (a)   (gain) for the United States.

When a group of people sent to explore unknown places is called an (a)   .

Why did the United States want new acquisitions in the West?

• to have closer ties with Europe

• to protect the natural environment

• to study American Indian cultures

• to give people from the United States more land to farm and live on

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States should

• expand to the Pacific Ocean

• honor claims by other countries

• give all citizens the right to vote

• treat native peoples with respect

Jefferson agreed to buy French land to the west so that

• runaway slaves could not hide there

• American Indians would have a place to live

• American goods could move through New Orleans

• the United States would have an ally against Great Britain

How did Texas get acquired by the United States?

• The president asked for it

• Congress voted them in as the 28th state.

• the US fought a war to get it

• the US paid $10 minion for it

The United States and Great Britain agreed on a boundary for the

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase