Westward Expansion Test Review

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  1. 3. When the US gained this piece of land, it angered Mexico and started the Mexican-American War.
  2. 4. Treaty between the U.S. and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S, the US gave Spain $5 million for it.
  3. 7. 1840s President who believed in Manifest Destiny for the US, his leadership helped the US gain most of the southwest from 1845-1848
  4. 10. Settled the US-British border dispute above the Louisiana Territory, established the border at the 49th parallel, the US gained the Red River Basin
  5. 11. Portion of land ceded (given) to the US after the Mexican American War of (1846-48) by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
  6. 13. war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848; resulted in Mexico giving the US the "Mexican Cession" (modern-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
  7. 14. Trails used in the early 1800s for trade with Native Americans and Spanish settlers were the ______ Trail & Old Spanish Trail
  8. 15. This became the 31st state in 1850 after thousands of people moved here in search of gold
  9. 17. Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas and the Mexican Cession for $15 million
  10. 19. Trail used in the 1840s for Mormons to move to Salt Lake City, Utah to escape religious persecution
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  1. 1. Acquired additional land from Mexico for $10 Million to help the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad
  2. 2. 1830 law which forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River
  3. 5. time during Monroe's presidency when the country entered a period of national unity due to increased confidence and patriotism, and a lack of arguing between political parties.
  4. 6. The belief that the U.S. should extend all the way to the pacific ocean
  5. 8. 1842 treaty establishing Maine's northern border so a British military road could be built
  6. 9. 1823 American foreign policy warning European powers to stay out of the Americas; allowed the United States to focus on internal improvements such as westward expansion
  7. 12. The U.S., under Jefferson, bought this territory from France for $15 million dollars. The U.S. gained control of Mississippi trade route and doubled its size.
  8. 16. US President who passed the Indian Removal Act
  9. 18. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s, used for families to gain a fresh start and adventure