map quiz

Question 1

louisiana purchase

Answer 1

1803, from France, Napolean decided to give up his plans for louisiana and we paid $15 million for it.

Question 2

adams-onis treaty

Answer 2

1819, from Spain, they gave florida to the US to avoid war

Question 3

texas annexation

Answer 3

1845, Texas annexed into the US, Texas wanted to be a state and they said no but 10 years later they said yes.

Question 4

oregon territory

Answer 4

1846, from Great Britain, we got it at 49 degrees parallel and it extended to the pacific ocean

Question 5

mexican cession

Answer 5

1848, from Mexico by Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, under these terms, we got arizona, new mexico, utah, nevada, and colorado

Question 6

gadsden purchase

Answer 6

1853, bought from Mexico, US agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for 29,670 square mile portion of mexico