USI.8a #2 (Westward Expansion)

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Which state did the United States gain from the Mexican-American War?

The United States received Florida as part of a treaty with which European country?

This waterway connects to the Mississippi and can be traveled in a northwest direction. Lewis and Clark explored this river as they traveled the Louisiana Purchase.

Lewis and Clark's expedition was the result of actions taken by —

The United States gained control of the port of New Orleans and doubled its size because of the --

During which time period was exploration encouraged as the United States underwent vast territorial expansion and settlement?

The land that Lewis and Clark explored at Jefferson's directions included some of the area between which two physical features?

During the 1800s, the United States purchased a lot of land to increase its land mass. One of the first purchases doubled the size of the country. This purchase is referred to as the —