Unit 7: Westward Expansion Flashcards
1
Q
What is Manifest Destiny?
A
it was the belief that US was meant to expand west
2
Q
What was the first territory acquired?
A
Treaty of Paris (1783)
3
Q
What was the last territory acquired?
A
Gasden Purchase (1853)
4
Q
What territory double the size of America
A
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
5
Q
Which territory was formely from Mexico and it started the Mexican American War?
A
Texas Annexation (1845)
6
Q
What treaty ended the Mexican American War?
A
Treaty of Hidalgo (1848)
7
Q
What treaty gave US Florida’s territory?
A
Adam-Onis Treaty
