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38 Cards in this Set
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What country was paid $15 million for Louisiana?
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France
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What territory was purchased in 1803?
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Louisianna
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What year was Louisiana purchased?
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1803
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A phrase by newspaper man John O'Sullivan that expressed the American notion that the country should epand from the Atlantic to the Pacific...
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Manifest Destiny
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This term is used to describe the land given in the Adams-Onis Treaty and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago...
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Ceded
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What is "Manifest Destiny"?
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A phrase by newspaper man John O'Sullivan that expressed the American notion that the country should epand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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What are these in relation to westward expansion: Freedom, Gold, Crowding of the east coast, Fertile land
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Motivation
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What 4 things motivated the westward expansion?
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Freedom, Gold, Crowding of the east coast, Fertile land
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Who could possibly gain their freedom by migrating west?
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Slaves
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What could the slaves possibly gain by migrating west?
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Freedom
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What forms the western border of the Louisiana Purchase?
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Rocky Mountains
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The Rocky Mountains forms the western border of...
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Louisiana Purchase
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This man-made waterway connects the Great Lakes to the Hudson River in New York...
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Erie Canal
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The Erie Canal connects what to what?
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Great Lakes to the Hudson River in New York
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What river is in the southweastern portion of the Mexican Cession?
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Columbia River
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Where is the Columbia River?
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In the southweastern portion of the Mexican Cession.
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What happened to the size of the US with the Louisiana Purchase?
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It doubled
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What doubled the size of the US?
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THe Louisiana Purchase
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What was discovered in the mexican Cession that caused the 49ers to rush there?
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Gold
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This trail went across the Great Plains, through the South Pass of the Rockies, and led to the Pacific Northwest.
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Oregon Trail
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Where did the Oregon Trail go?
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across the Great Plains, through the South Pass of the Rockies
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How did the US acquire Texas?
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Annexed
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What territory did the US gain in 1819 that is located south of Georgia and Alabama?
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Florida
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When was Florida gained?
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1819
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This was the jumping point for the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail?
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Independence Missouri
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What was significant about Independence Missouri?
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This was the jumping point for the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail
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What territory was an independent nation for 9 years?
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Texas
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How long was Texas an independent nation?
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9 years
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What trail did settlers take from Independence, Missouri into New Mexico?
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Sante Fe Trail
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What territory, south of Oregon, was gained due to war with Mexico?
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Mexican Cession
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This river is located in Oregon
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Colorado River
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What state is the Colorado River located in?
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Oregon
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What country ceded Florida to the US with the Adams-Onis Treaty?
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Spain
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What forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
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Rio Grande River
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Which president authoried the purchase of Louisiana?
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Jefferson
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President Jefferson sent them to explore Louisiana
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Lewis and Clark
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What territory did the US split with Great Britain?
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Oregon
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The US split Oregon with who?
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Britain
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