 Manifest Destiny was the 19 th century belief that America should reach across all of the land separating the Pacific and Atlantic ocean.

 The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains, which happened to be the Proclamation boarder line. Proclamation of 1763

 Louisiana was purchased from France for 15 Million dollars.  Its was 828,000 square miles.  It gave America access to the Mississippi river

 American settlers had come to Texas and built plantations and farms. The settlers, led by Stephan Austin, asked Mexico for admission into the Mexican nation as an independent state.  Texas declared itself independent in 1836 and its first President was Sam Houston. In 1845 Texas was annexed by the United States and became the 28th state.

 Russia, France, Great Britain, and the United States all had claims in that territory.  Russia and France gave up on their claims.  England negotiated a treaty with the United States to make a boundary at the 49 th north latitude

 America and Mexico have been having conflicts with each other because of the annexation of Texas.  The US troops went to the Rio Grande river, a disputed boarder.  Mexico attack the US troops and President Polk responded by declaring war on Mexico because they had a unprovoked attack on us  The US military destroyed the Mexico’s military.  The treaty at the ended of the war lead to gaining the Mexican Cession and had to pay Mexico 15 million dollars.

 The Us noticed that the territory was very important for railroad building so the United States paid Mexico 10 million dollars.

1)The legal basis for the United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory was the 1. power granted to the President to make treaties 2. President’s power as Commander in Chief 3. authority of Congress to declare war 4. Senate’s duty to approve the appointment of ambassadors

1. reduced British control of North America 2. focused the United States on westward expansion 3. extended United States control over Mexico 4. decreased tensions with Native American Indians 2)The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it

3)Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803? 1. warm-water ports on the Atlantic coast 2. rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes 3. full control of the Mississippi River 4. vast coal reserves in the region west of Pennsylvania

4)As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the 1. need for schools and colleges 2. failure to conserve natural resources 3. expansion of slavery 4. construction of transcontinental railroads

5)Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to 1. limit the number of immigrants entering the country 2. control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains 3. expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean 4. warn European countries against colonizing Latin America