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Manifest Destiny
8th Grade U.S. History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The belief that the United States was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast | Manifest Destiny |
| An attempt to buy New Orleans and a little strip of land from the French resulted in the U.S. buying the entire Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. | Louisiana Purchase 1803. |
| The Spanish Cession gave the U.S. Spanish Florida and set the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain, giving the U.S. a little more land in what will become the state of Louisiana. Spain also gave up claims to Oregon Territory. | Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 |
| Set the boundary between the U.S. and Britain of Maine and Lake Superior. | The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 |
| In 1836Texas declared its independence from Mexico. In 1845, the Texas Republic joined the U.S. as the 28th state. | The Texas Annexation |
| Sets the boundary between the U.S. and Great Britain as the 49th parallel. | Oregon Treaty |
| Ended the Mexican-American War. Mexico ceded the Southwest to the United States. | The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican Cession) 1848 |
| U.S. paid Mexico $10 for a strip of land needed to build a southern Transcontinental railroad. | Gadsden Purchase 185 |
| Recap the Texas Revolution | Americans move to Mexico, but clash with its rules. After breaking them, Mexico locks up Texas' leader. Texas revolts, wins independence, and becomes its own country before joining the U.S. |
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