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Label the territories and the bodies of water. Click a blue circle to label Great Lakes Oregon Country Mexican Cession Louisiana Purchase Gadsden Purchase Texas Florida 13 Colonies & US in 1783 Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Label the rivers and mountain ranges. Click the blue circle to label Rocky Mountains Mississippi River Appalachian Mountains Rio Grande River Complete the table Use your Westward Expansion Outline Maps to complete the table. Area Year Country acquired from How it was acquired U.S. Territory 1783 13 Colonies 1783 Great Britain Treaty of Paris Louisiana Purchase 1803 France Purchased for $15 million Florida 1819 Spain Adams-Onis Treaty Texas 1845 Republic of Texas annexation Oregon Country 1846 Great Britain Oregon Treaty Mexican Cession 1848 Mexico Treaty of Guadalupe Hidlago Gadsden Purchase 1853 Mexico Purchased for $10 million Match the area to its impact Click the orange dot on the area drag a line to the corresponding impact United States in 1783 & 13 Colonies Established the country of the United States Louisiana Purchase Doubled the size of the United States Texas Leads to US - Mexican War Oregon Country Establish permanent boundary between US and Canada Mexican Cession Led to economic boom (Gold Rush) Gadsden Purchase Final acquisition for completion of Manifest Destiny Gadsden Purchase Route for transcontinental railroad Describe 2 areas of land acquired by the United States and how we acquired each of them. What is Manifest Destiny and how does the map in this worksheet show this idea? How did the US relationships with other countries impact our expansion? We gained land from other nations through war, annexation and treaty. Other countries continued to control vast areas of land in North America up to 1860. Other countries were eager to give up land in North America. The United States acquired land in North America only from Native Americans.