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When was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the U.S?
It doubled the size.
What was the new western border of the US?
It went from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Moutains.
Why were people mad?
They thought the purchase was unconstitutional
What were people worried about?
That the government would not be able to govern the new land
Who was the president?
Thomas Jefferson was the president in 1803.
Who was the french leader?
Napoleon
How much did the US pay?
15 million dollars
Who first ventured through the territory and when?
Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806
What does the land cover today?
Parts of 15 states such as Louisiana, Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas
When was the Texas Annexation?
1845
Why did the Americans want Texas?
To grow cotton and extend slavery
Who had the idea of creating an American colony in Texas?
Moses Austin
Who were the Spanish-speaking people of Texas?
Tejanos
When did Mexico outlaw slavery?
1829
Who was the general of Mexico throughout this period of time?
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What happened at the Alamo?
All of Americans died
What periods was Texas a republic?
Texas was the Lone Star Republic from 1836 to 1845
Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
When and by who was Texas annexed?
Texas was annexed into the US by James K Polk in 1845
What did Texas become after it was a state?
It became the Lone Star State
Who was the Oregon treaty with?
Great Britain
When was the Oregon treaty?
1846
What did the Oregon treaty say?
The Oregon Territory was split.
What was the land distribution like in the Oregon treaty?
Land north of the 49th parallel was British
Land south of the 49th parallel was the US
What president fought for the Oregon treaty?
James K. Polk
When was the Mexican cession?
1848
What president pushed for the Mexican cession?
President James K. Polk
What was the land distribution after the Mexican cession?
Mexico ceded over 50% of its land to the US
Who was the expansionist president?
James K. Polk
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was the U.S.’s fate to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
What states today were part of the Mexican cession?
California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah; most of Arizona and New Mexico; parts of Colorado and Wyoming
