Map Quiz: Westward Expansion

Question 1

Original 13 Colonies and Western Lands

Answer 1

• Eastern US area excluding present day Florida & tip of Maine, covering Wisconsin and Michigan
  Year: 1783
  From: Great Britain
  How: Treaty of Paris

Question 2

Louisiana Territory

Answer 2

• Central US area covering from Louisiana (south) to Montana (north), excluding top portion
  Year: 1803
  From: France
  How: purchase from Napoleon

Question 3

British Cession

Answer 3

• top central portion that cuts into Louisiana Territory and borders on original 13 Colonies area
  Year: 1818
  From: British
  How: Treaty of 1818

Question 4

Florida Cession

Answer 4

• Florida
  Year: 1819
  From: Spain
  How: Adams-Onis Treaty via John Quincy Adams

Question 5

Texas Annexation

Answer 5

• Texas plus area slightly north that cuts near Colorado
  Year: 1845
  From: Mexico
  How: Joint Resolution of Congress

Question 6

Oregon Territory

Answer 6

• Oregon and Washington
  Year: 1846
  From: split with Great Britain
  How: Treaty of Oregon

Question 7

Mexican Cession

Answer 7

• southern California, Arizona, Nevada, etc, block area on West Coast
  Year: 1848
  From: Mexico
  How: Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Question 8

Gadsden Purchase

Answer 8

• small area at bottom left under Arizona
  Year: 1853-1854
  From: Mexico
  How: Gadsden Purchase

Question 9

Maine Border

Answer 9

• northernmost tip of Maine
  Year: 1842
  From: disputed between Great Britain and US
  How: Webster-Ashburton Treaty