Ch 16 - Manifest Destiny

Question 1

large area of land

Answer 1

territory

Question 2

to give up, usually as the result of a treaty

Answer 2

cede

Question 3

belief that it was the natural right for the United States to expand

Answer 3

manifest destiny

Question 4

geographic line between places (Ex. Oregon)

Answer 4

boundary

Question 5

land that is gained

Answer 5

acquisition

Question 6

path that the natives walked as they were forced onto reservations

Answer 6

Trail of Tears

Question 7

early settler (ex. Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett)

Answer 7

pioneer

Question 8

to add (ex. Texas)

Answer 8

annex

Question 9

group of people sent to explore unknown places (ex. Lewis and Clark)

Answer 9

expedition

Question 10

piece of land set aside by the US government for American Indians

Answer 10

reservation

Question 11

What territory was gained after the Revolutionary War through the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 11

United States in 1783

Question 12

Who did was get the United States in 1783 from?

Answer 12

Great Britain

Question 13

What was the western boundary of the United States in 1783?

Answer 13

Mississippi River

Question 14

What territory did France sell us for $15 million?

Answer 14

Louisiana Purchase

Question 15

What was our western border following the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 15

The Rocky Mountains

Question 16

We fought the Seminoles to get what territory from Spain? We later gave $5 million to help clean up this land.

Answer 16

Florida Acquisition

Question 17

We fought the Mexicans to win this land through battles such as the Alamo.

Answer 17

Texas Annexation

Question 18

Great Britain gave us this land because there were so many Americans already living there.

Answer 18

Acquisition of Oregon Country

Question 19

What were the boundaries of the Acquisition of Oregon Country?

Answer 19

East to West - Rocky Mountains to Pacific Ocean; North - 49 degree line of latitutes (now border of Canada)

Question 20

What territory was won by fighting the Mexican-American War?

Answer 20

Mexican Cession

Question 21

Following the Mexican Cession we paid $15 million for what river border between the U.S. and Mexico?

Answer 21

Rio Grande River

Question 22

What land was bought from Mexico for about $10 million to include the Gila River as a border between the U.S. and Mexico?

Answer 22

Gadsden Purchase