Territorial Acquisitions (Westward Expansion)

Organize these facts about the TREATY OF PARIS 1783 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• U.S. gained territory from Britain

• War with Great Britain

• Ended the American Revolution

Organize these facts about the LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1803 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• U.S. purchased a large mid-section of the U.S. from France

• U.S wanted access to the Mississippi River

Which fact is true about the ADAM-ONIS TREATY 1819?

• United States acquired Florida from Spain

• It led to the purchase of Alaska
• It resulted in the annexation of Texas

Organize these facts about the ANNEXATION OF TEXAS 1845 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• James K. Polk elected President because he wanted to continue Westward Expansion

• U.S.-Mexican War

• Texas entered as a state into the Union

Which fact is true about the OREGON TERRITORY 1846?

• The Oregon Territory was established in 1846 through a treaty between France and Spain.
• The Oregon Territory was established in 1846 through a treaty between Russia and China.
• The Oregon Territory was established in 1846 through a treaty between the United States and Great Britain.

Organize these facts about the TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO 1848 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• Ended U.S.-Mexican War

• U.S.-Mexican War

• Mexico gave land (California & New Mexico areas) to U.S., known as "Mexican Cession"

Which fact is true about the GADSDEN PURCHASE 1853?

• The Gadsden Purchase was made in 1776
• The U.S. acquired a strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million from Mexico

• The U.S. acquired the land in between North and South Dakota for $1 million

Organize these facts about the MISSOURI COMPROMISE 1820 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• How to balance the number of free and slave states?

• Missouri entered as a slave state

• Maine entered as a free state

Organize these facts about the COMPROMISE OF 1850 into CAUSE and EFFECT

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• How to balance free and slave states if only one state was entering the Union?

• California entered as a free state

• Fugitive Slave Law was adopted