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S.S.Expansion & Settlement
SOl.8a
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History
6th Grade
04/19/2009

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Term
Who bought Louisiana from France?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
Term
True or False
The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the U.S.
Definition
true
Term
_________and___________ explored the Louisiana purchase from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
Definition
Lewis and Clark
Term
How did the U.S acquire Florida?
Definition
It was given to us from Spain through a treaty. In exchange we gave them 5 million dollars.
Term
How did we acquire Texas?
Definition
Texas was added after it became an Independent Republic.
Term
How did we acquire Oregon?
Definition
It was the chunk we got when we divided a territory between us and Great Britain.
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How did we acquire California?
Definition
We won California in a war between us and Mexico.
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