History Alive Chapter 15

Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation

•Which two physical features formed the eastern and western boundaries of the Louisiana Territory?

• The Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

•Which of the United States’ territorial acquisitions extends farthest to the south? What latitude does it reach?

Florida, 25º north latitude

•Which U.S. territorial acquisition(s) border the Gulf of Mexico?

Florida, Louisiana Purchase, and Texas

Which U.S. territorial acquisition(s) have a border along the 49th parallel of latitude?

Oregon Country

• Pretend you are a pioneer who left St. Louis, Missouri, and crossed the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, and the Sierra Nevada before settling in a territory acquired by the United States. In which territory did you settle?

•Mexican Cession; specifically, California

Pretend you are a Native American who lives along the Columbia River. What would American settlers call the territory in which you live?

Oregon Country

Pretend you are a Mexican with a small ranch on the northeast bank of the Rio Grande. In what year did your land become part of the United States?

• 1845

Which territory acquired by the United States is today the entire southern border of Arizona?

•Gadsden Purchase

• If you were exploring along the Missouri River, which territory would you be learning about?

• Louisiana Purchase

•Name all the territories acquired by the United States that share a border with Mexico.

• Texas, Mexican Cession, and Gadsden Purchase

• If you had moved to 30º north latitude and 96º west longitude, in which territory acquired by the United States would you have settled?

• Texas

• Which territory acquired by the United States is located north of the Mexican Cession and west of the Louisiana Territory?

•Oregon Country

The End

• Read Section 15.2 in History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism up to the subhead “A Noble Bargain.”

Situation #1 Louisiana PurchaseWhat action should the United States take? A. Offer to buy the city of New Orleans from

France so that American farmers can export their goods from that port.

B. Threaten to go to war if France does not hand over New Orleans to the United States.

C. Offer to buy all of the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, so that the French are no longer a threat to the United States.

• Explain your choice: The United States should select option ____ because…

• Read the remainder of Section 15.2 to find out what happened.

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million

Farmers feared that Napoleon would close New Orleans and they would be unable to export their crops.

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Situation # 2 FloridaWhat action should the United States take?

Circle your choice.A. Use military force to take Florida from Spain

since Andrew Jackson’s invasion proves that Spain’s army is weak.

B. Apologize to Spain for Jackson’s invasion. Send troops to patrol the border between Florida and the United States to prevent Indian raids and runaway slaves.

C. Offer to buy Florida in order to avoid war with Spain.

Explain your choice: The United States should select option ____ because…

Read the remainder of Section 15.3 to find out what happened.

Andrew Jackson marched into Florida to end attacks on Georgia farms by runaway slaves and Seminole Indians. Although Spain owned Florida, it feared war with the United States. Therefore, Spain gave Florida to the United States.

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Runaway slaves joined the Seminole Indians

Situation #3 TexasWhat action should the United States

take? Circle your choice.A. Let Texas remain an independent

country. Try to establish good relations with Texas, and avoid angering Mexico.

B. Annex Texas to the United States and risk war with Mexico.

C. Make a treaty with Mexico agreeing to split Texas between the two countries.

Explain your choice: The United States should select option ____ because…

Read the remainder of Section 15.4 to find out what happened.

In 1827, almost 300 families under the leadership of Stephen Austin received permission from the Mexican government to settle in Texas. As the number of American settlers rose to 25,000, Mexico became alarmed and closed Texas to immigration.

Santa Anna, head of the Mexican government,defeated theAmericans at the Alamo and killed all defenders.

Eventually, Texasreceived its independencefrom Mexico andwas annexed by theUnited States.

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Situation # 4 Oregon CountryWhat action should the United States take?

Circle your choice.A. Annex all of Oregon to the United States

and risk war with Britain.B. Offer to sell Oregon to Britain in order to

increase the money in the United States Treasury.

C. Make a treaty with Britain agreeing to divide Oregon between the two countries.

Explain your choice: The United States should select option ____ because…

Read the remainder of Section 15.5 to find out what happened.

Drawn by glowing descriptions of Oregon Country, 1,000 pioneers moved into the territory.

President James Polk settled the Oregon boundary dispute. He made an agreement with Britain to make the northern border of Oregon the 49th parallel.

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Situation # 5 War with MexicoWhat action should the United States take?A. Apologize for invading Mexico, offer to buy

California and New Mexico, and accept the Nueces River as the border between Texas and Mexico.

B. Demand that Mexico recognize the Rio Grande as the border of Texas and cede (give up) California and New Mexico to the United States.

C. Annex all of Mexico to the United States because it is weak after losing the Mexican War.

Explain your choice: The United States should select option ____ because…

Read the remainder of Section 15.6 to find out what happened

By the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States received California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In exchange, the United States paid Mexico $15 million.

A dispute over the boundary of Texas led the United States into war with Mexico. The United States believed the border to be the Rio Grande, while Mexico thought it was the Nueces River.

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