U.S. Territorial Expansion

Texas was (a)   in 1845 by President John Tyler.

• annexed
• annexation
• annexing
• annex

Place the following events in order, from first to last.

• Texas is annexed to the United States

• President James K. Polk is elected president of the U.S.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.

• President Polk sent troops to the Nueces River in Texas.

• Mexico and the United States go to war.

Which location on the map was a result of the U.S. and Mexico signing the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

Which of the following territorial spots is associated with the Gadsden Purchase?

What did California and Texas have in common?

• Both would enter the Union as slave states.
• Both would enter the Union as free states.
• Both were former Mexican territories.
• Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.

Match the information to the corresponding place on the map.

a

b

c

d

Adams-Onis Treaty

Oregon Treaty

Louisiana Purchase

Mexican Cession

Which territorial acquisition resulted from long negotiations with England?

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President ​ (a)   added ​ (b)   through an agreement with Spain under the Adams-Onis Treaty.

• James Monroe
• Florida
• John Adams
• California
• Thomas Jefferson
• Missouri

Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Canada

Which territory was acquired through the Adams-Onis Treaty signed in 1819?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4