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CALIFORNIA CONTENT
STANDARD 8.5.2
American Foreign Policy
and Territorial Expansion
Specific Objective: Know the changing boundaries of the United States. Describe
the relationships the country had with its neighbors (current Mexico and Canada) and
Europe, including the influence of the Monroe Doctrine. Describe how those relationships influenced westward expansion and the Mexican-American War.
Read the summary and the map to answer questions on the next page.
The Monroe Doctrine and Expansion
When European countries were thinking about fighting to regain colonies in Latin
America, some citizens of the United States thought this was a danger to the United
States. The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 said the United States would not allow any
European country to try to create new colonies anywhere in North or South America.
In return, the United States would not get involved in any European political affairs.
During the first seventy years after the Revolutionary War, the boundaries of the
United States kept expanding, through negotiations, purchases, and wars.
The Changing Boundaries of the United States
OREGON
TERRITORY
(from Great
Britain, 1846)
Acquired from England
by the Treaty of Paris
at the end of the
American Revolution.
Acquired by purchase.
This was the next and
the biggest acquisition
of territory.
TREATY WITH
BRITAIN 1842
TREATY WITH
BRITAIN
1818
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE
(from France, 1803)
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Acquired by negotiation.
The United States acquired
the Oregon Territory from
England in 1846.
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MEXICAN CESSION
1848
W
UNITED STATES
1783
Acquired by conquest in 1848. The United
States acquired the Southwest from
Mexico at the end of the Mexican War.
GADSDEN
PURCHASE
(from Mexico,
1853)
TEXAS ANNEXATION
(from Mexico, 1845
1812
1813
1812
0
Acquired by money. This
purchase from Mexico
in 1853 completed the
United States.
Acquired by annexation. After the
Texas Revolution in 1845, the
United States annexed Texas,
which had been part of Mexico.
200
400 miles
0
200 400 kilometers
Albers Equal–Area Projection
S
Fla. statehood
1845
ceded by
Spain 1819
Acquired by negotiation.
The United States eventually
forced Spain to part with
Florida in 1819.
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CALIFORNIA CONTENT
STANDARD 8.5.2
American Foreign Policy
and Territorial Expansion
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1
What motivated President Monroe to
announce the Monroe Doctrine?
A
He worried about conflicts in Latin
America.
B
He wanted to acquire territory in
Europe.
C
He tried to show Canada that the U.S.
was superior.
D
He hoped to push Native Americans
onto reservations.
4 The United States acquired Florida
through negotiation with
A
France.
B
Great Britain.
C
Mexico.
D
Spain.
2 What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
A
The United States should become part
of Europe.
B
The United States should conquer
Canada.
C
Europe should stay out of Latin
America.
D
The United States would always have
free trade.
3 The event that gave the United
States most of its territory in the
Southwest was the
A
Louisiana Purchase.
B
Texas Annexation.
C
Gadsden Purchase.
D
Mexican Cession.
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A
the Louisiana Purchase
B
the Gadsden Purchase
C
the Mexican Cession
D
the Oregon Territory
6 To what does annexation refer?
A
the addition of territory to an existing
country or state
B
the application of a territory to
become a state
C
the secession, or withdrawal, of a
state from the United States
D
the negotiation of a treaty between
two countries
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5 Which was the first major acquisition
of territory by the United States in
the 19th century?