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Study Guide Westward Expansion Social Studies, Grade 5
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WESTWARD
EXPANSION
During
the
1800's,
the
boundaries
of
the
United
States
were
extended
westward.
Louisiana
Purchase
The
purchase
of
this
land
from
France
in
1803
doubled
the
size
of
the
United
States.
Meriwether
Lewis
and
William
Clark
were
sent
by
President
Thomas
Jefferson
to
explore
the
Louisiana
Purchase.
President
Jefferson
wanted
to
find
out
more
about
the
plants
and
animals
in
this
newly-purchased
land.
Florida
During
the
early
1800's,
the
United
States
acquired
Florida
from
the
country
of
Spain.
Part
of
the
area
was
purchased
for
$5
million.
Texas,
California,
Nevada
and
Utah
Mexico
used
to
own
the
area
now
known
as
Texas.
The
Alamo
in
San
Antonio,
Texas,
was
the
site
of
brutal
battles
between
the
Texans
and
the
Mexicans.
"Remember
the
Alamo"
became
the
rallying
cry
for
independence
for
Texas.
During
the
years
that
Texas
was
an
independent
nation,
it
was
known
as
the
Lone
Star
Republic.
The
war
with
Mexico
over
land
in
the
southwest
was
known
as
the
Mexican
War.
The
Mexican
War
ended
with
the
Treaty
of
Guadalupe
Hidalgo.
After
the
Mexican
War,
the
Rio
Grande
was
set
as
the
boundary
between
Mexico
and
Texas.
Areas
of
land
acquired
from
Mexico
after
the
Mexican
War
are
known
as
the
Mexican
Cession.
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Oregon
The
British
formerly
owned
the
Oregon
Territory,
in
the
northwest
part
of
the
United
States.
This
territory
was
much
larger
than
present-day
Oregon.
Arizona
and
Southern
New
Mexico
Arizona
and
southern
New
Mexico
were
bought
from
Mexico.
This
purchase
was
known
as
the
Gadsden
Purchase.
It
was
named
after
James
Gadsden,
the
man
who
set
up
the
deal.
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