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Northwest Ordinance
https://youtu.be/qoP4NDxwQeQ Did you know?
North-West of the River Ohio,was also known as the The Ordinance of 1787 -
Louisiana Purchase
Fun Fact
The U.S. nearly went to war over the Louisiana Territory Multiple Choice
How did many Americans feel about the Louisiana Purchase?
A. they supported it
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Louis and Clark Expedition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7vCQpqolXw Did You Know?:
Lewis and Clark met in 1795, when Lewis was transferred to Clark’s company of elite rifle shooters. The reason for the transfer? Lewis’s punishment for getting into a drunken brawl. -
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War of 1812
Did you know?
The War of 1812 produced its own Paul Revere, except this folk hero warned the British that the Americans were coming. Multiple Choice:
A.United States & Britian
B.Britian & Canada
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Adams-Onis Treaty
Did you know?
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Santa Fe trail Opens
Multiply choice:
The Santa Fe Trail connected New Mexico with....
A.Missouri
B.Iowa
C.Florida True or False:
Did William Becknell discover the Santa Fe Trail -
Indian Removal Act
Fun Fact: Travel conditions were terrible for the Cherokee, mainly due to drought, lack of food and resources, disease and road conditions. The total number of fatalities on the Trail of Tears is estimated to be nearly 4,000.
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Mexican-Ameerican War
http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/videos
Fun Fact:
Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen. -
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James Polk becomes president
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Texas Annexation
Did you know?:
Mexican leaders had long warned the United States that if it tried to make Texas a state, it would declare war.
Fun Fact:
In 1845, the Republic of Texas voluntarily asked to become a part of the United States, and the government of the United States agreed to annex the nation. -
Oregon Country
Fun Fact:
The Oregon Country had been claimed by various nations, including Spain, Russia, Great Britain and the U.S.
http://schoolmediainteractive.com/view/object/clip/B25E1764042DE6132716CF883C31A093/11 -
Mormons settle in Utah
True or False:
The Mormon move west due to religious discrimination Did you know?
A believer in the doctrine of plural marriage, Young had 20 wives and fathered 47 children -
Mexican Cession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6WySJyOCbU Fact:
Mexico never saw Texas as an independent state starting a war and ended with the Mexican Cession -
California Gold Rush
Fun Fact:
The 49ers football team got their name from the California gold rush Did you know?
Early sections of San Francisco were built out of ships abandoned by prospectors. -
Gadsden Purchase
https://vimeo.com › Trinity › Videos Fun Fact:
The purchased land was used to build a railroad -
Alaska Purchase
Multiple choice:
How much the U.S. spend on Alaska
A.$7.2 million
B.$10 million
C.$3.7 million True or False:
The U.S. bought Alaska from Spain
