US Land Acquisitions

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

Which land acquisition is identified in this image? (Where is the smiley face?)

The area purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson for $15 million. It doubled the size of the United States.

The area was purchased from Mexico. It was used by the railroads to connect California to the rest of the United States.

From Great Britain as a direct result of the American Revolution. An ordinance was written to establish how this territory would be divided into states, including a ban on slavery.

The area from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean that formed the original states of the United States. The first English settlement was in Jamestown

The area, including the current state of California, ceded to the United States after the U.S.-Mexican War.

The area ceded to the United States by Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty as a result of General Jackson's military victories.

The Mexican colony that became an independent nation before joining the United States. Its addition upset the balance between slave and free states.

The area in the Northwest part of the United States that was originally shared with Great Britain. Americans demanded 54 40' or fight; Britain compromised @ 49 parallel.