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Westward Expansion
Question | Answer |
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Who previously owned the 13 colonies? | Great Britain |
Who previously owned the Ohio river valley and Great lakes region? | France |
Who previously owned the Florida Territory? | Spain |
Who previously owned the Louisiana Territory? | France |
Who previously owned the Red River Basin? | It was disputed between America and Great Britain |
Who previously owned the Oregon Territory? | Shared between America and Great Britain |
Who previously owned the Mexican Cession Territory? | Mexico |
Who previously owned the Gadsden Territory? | Disputed between America and Mexico |
Who previously owned the Texas Territory? | Mexico |
How did we get the 13 colonies? | After fighting the American Revolution the Treaty of Paris 1773 Officially gained us the territory. |
How did we get the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region? | The Colonists helped Britain win the French and Indian war then the Treaty of Paris gave us the land. |
How did we get the Florida Territory? | Andrew Jackson invaded the territory and America said they were "sorry" by giving up all Claims from Texas and gave the country $5,000,000 in exchange for the territory. |
How did we get the Louisiana Territory? | We bought the land for 15,000,000 dollars. |
How did we get the Red River Basin? | The convention of 1818 put the border at 49 degrees latitude |
How did we get the Oregon Territory? | They decided to expand the 49 degree latitude marker to this territory. |
How did we get the Mexican Cession Territory? | We won the Mexican-American war and bought 1/2 of Mexico's land for $15,000,000 |
How did we get the Gadsden Territory? | We bought the land for 10,000,000 dollars |
How did we get the Texas Territory? | The texans revolted against the Mexican people and won but waited 9 years to join the US |