What area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

line dividing the Oregon country between the US and Britain

territory with fertile farmland, dense forests, and beavers

A male trapper who explored the wilderness, mostly in the Rocky Mountains, and traded furs with Native Americans

famous route taken by many pioneers on their way to the Northwest United States

To add on

annexed by the US in 1845, thus causing a war with Mexico over the border

land ceded to the US after the Mexican-American war, includes CA, NM, AZ

President of the US who wanted the US to achieve Manifest Destiny

to possess the whole of the continent for the development of liberty and self-government

line dividing the Oregon country between the US and Britain

State that was annexed in 1845 causing the Mexican American War.

Land ceded to the U.S. after the Mexican American war. (CA, NM,AZ)

This president wanted to achieve Manifest Destiny at all costs.

Treaty that ended the Mexican American war.

What does cede mean?

This religious group moved west to avoid persecution.

People who moved west in search of gold in the 1800s.

Where gold was discovered in 1849.

Another group of people that came to California in search of gold.

Name of the railroad that connected the West with the rest of the United States.

What area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

James Polk ran for president on the ideas of?

Once James Polk became president, his actions to fulfill this campaign promise led to military action in the?

What state did the U.S. get from Spain in 1819?

Texas and California were formerly (used to be) part of which country before they were part of the U.S.?

The Mississippi River played a huge part in exploring the Louisiana Purchase, what country was this territory purchased from?

Westward Expansion consisted of which two

European Colonization involved which two?

What was the biggest factor in the increase in population in California between 1850 and 1860?

Which section of the U.S. was needed to finish the southern section of the transcontinental railroad?