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Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?​ (a)  

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which headline describes an event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the United States?

• Northwest Ordinance Passed

• Bill of Rights Ratified

• Treaty of Paris Ratified

• Alien and Sedition Acts Passed

According to the Northwest Ordinance, the territory had to have a ​ (a)   of ​ (b)   thousand free settlers before applying for statehood.

• population

• sixty

• representative

• twenty

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

• By funding a transportation network in uninhabitated regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

• By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

The difference between these two maps resulted from the

Which title best completes this list?

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

One event that caused the U.S.-Mexican War was that U.S. and Mexican​ (a)   fought over ​ (b)   territory north of the ​ (c)   .

• soldiers

• disputed

• Rio Grande

• settlers

• shared

• Rocky Mountains

The reason President James K. Polk gave when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico was to stop ​Mexican ​ (a)   against U.S. ​ (b)   .

• attacks

• territory

• horses

• cows

Put the events in the correct order-

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.

• Texas is annexed by the United States.

• The United States acquired several territories from Mexico.

• Mexican and U.S. troops gather near the Texas-Mexico border.

• The United States declares war on Mexico.

The reason the United States gave for declaring war against Mexico in 1846 was to ​ (a)   U.S. ​ (b)   from Mexican ​ (c)   .

• defend

• territory

• aggression

• create

• boats

• pirates