USA Land Gain

What group of people did the Americans and US government continually take from by breaking over 500 treaties that were supposed to protect land ownership (a violation of property rights)?

The USA army occupied Mexican land and the Mexicans defended. The USA defeated the Mexicans after almost 2 years of war and forced Mexico to give up the land for $15 million in 1848. This land is called:

• Original USA

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• British Cession

The USA bought it from France for $15 million in 1803. Napoleon sold it because he needed money to fight wars in Europe. This land is called:

• Spanish Territory

• French Territory

• Louisiana

• Oregon Territory

This is the land along the southwest border of the USA. It was purchased from Mexico for $10 million in 1853.

The USA wanted to build a southern transcontinental railroad and this section of land did not have mountains.

This land is called:

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas

• Mexican Cession

• California Cession

What section of land did the USA take over from Mexico in 1845? Mexico protested but the USA ignored them.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Original USA

• Texas Annexation

• Great Lakes

This is the section of the USA that was a separate, independent country for nine years between 1836 - 1845. English speaking American settlers in Mexican Texas fought against Mexico. The Anglo-Americans won the Battle of San Jacinto and were able to capture General Santa Anna. Mexico never agreed to this. What is this section called?

• Texas

• Oregon

• California

• New Mexico

This USA got this land because US General Andrew Jackson attacked and defeated the Spanish in Florida.

John Q. Adams negotiated Spain to hand over this land for forgiveness of $5 million in debt in 1819. This land is called:

• Rio Grande River.

• Ohio River Valley

• British Cession

• Spanish/Florida Cession

The USA got this section of land when the USA signed a treaty with Great Britain in 1846. This treaty set the border between USA and British Canada along the 49º North parallel. The USA and Great Britain did not fight after the War of 1812.

• Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo

• War of 1819

• Oregon Country

• land in North America

USA fought and won the Revolutionary War against Great Britain in 1783 to get this land. What is it?

• Texas

• original USA

• Hispaniola

• British Cession

The USA acquired this land in 1819, when the USA and Great Britain agreed to make the USA-Canadian border at 49º North after the US didn’t lose the War of 1812.

• Tecumseh Confederacy

• Great Lakes Basin

• British Cession/Red River Basin

• St. Lawrence River Basin