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  • What land did the U.S. buy from France for $15 million?
    Louisiana Purchase
  • Who was the dictator of Mexico who made the Texans angry?
    Santa Anna
  • Which president approved the Indian Removal Act?
    Andrew Jackson
  • Who won the Battle of San Jacinto?
    The Texans
  • What is one reason the U.S. and Mexico were angry at each other in 1845?
    the U.S. added Texas, Mexico wouldn't sell CA and NM, Texas border disagreement
  • The Cherokee had tried to adopt the ways of the American settlers. What is this called?
    assimilate/assimilation
  • Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
    The Mexicans
  • How much did the U.S. pay for the Mexican Cession?
    $15 million
  • What did the Indian Removal Act say?
    The government could pay Native Americans and force them to move
  • What was the land called that the U.S. gained after the war with Mexico?
    Mexican Cession
  • Who discovered new plants and animals while exploring the Louisiana Purchase?
    Lewis and Clark
  • What was the Cherokee's journey to Indian Territory called?
    The Trail of Tears
  • How far west did Lewis and Clark reach and make maps to?
    the Pacific Ocean
  • What is one reason the U.S. and Mexico were angry at each other in 1845?
    the U.S. added Texas, Mexico wouldn't sell CA and NM, Texas border disagreement
  • What is "Manifest Destiny"?
    The idea that the United States was meant to expand west to the Pacific Ocean
  • Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession located in?
    Southwest
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