Westward Expansion

4. This compromise added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in the US
7. This treaty gave the US 7 new states
9. This group was treated poorly, and given an unfair tax in California
10. This group could seek citizenship in the US after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
11. This event led to many people rushing to California hoping to strike it rich
12. This area was split in half by the US and Britain
13. This state joined the US after fighting for its independence from Mexico

1. This group fought the Americans in Florida over land disputes
2. This was the Idea that the US should spread its government and culture across the entire continent
3. This event would happen in the future due to the imbalance caused by the 7 newly added states
5. This was the main thing president Polk wanted to get during his presidency
6. This Treaty gave the US Florida
8. This purchase gave the US a tiny bit of land needed to build a railroad