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Land Acquisitions
A review of the 5 land acquisitions of Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which land acquisition? This area used to be a part of Mexico until they won their independence and then became a state nine years later. | Annexation of Texas |
| Which land acquisition? America gained states in the southwest and access to Pacific ports. | Mexican Cession |
| Which land acquisition? The size of the U.S. doubled when this land was purchased. | Louisiana Purchase |
| Which land acquisition? America bought land from Spain and then fought the Seminole there. | Florida Purchase |
| Which land acquisition? Britain and America agreed that the disputed land would belong to America. | Oregon Treaty |
| In the Oregon Treaty, the northern boundary of the United States was set at the _________________. | 49th parallel |
| The U.S. gained control of Oregon by a peaceful treaty with ______________. | Britain |
| The United States purchased Louisiana from ___________. | France |
| Florida was purchased from the ______________. | Spanish |
| Americans moved to ________________ to grow cotton on plantations | Texas |
| The Mexican Cession gave the U.S. access to ________ ________ and the _________ fields of California. | Pacific ports & gold |
| The Florida purchase set a clear boundary between | the Louisiana Purchase land and New Spain |
| Put all 5 land acquisitions in chronological order. | Louisiana Purchase, Florida Purchase, Texas Annexation, Oregon Treaty, Mexican Cession |
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