Westward Expansion Checklist
Highlight each as they appear on your poster and checklist.
1. United States 1783 (1pt) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Treaty of Paris of 1783 (2 pts)
 Britain recognizes US as an independent nation (2pt)
2. Florida (1 pt.) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Adam-Onis treaty with Spain (2 pts)
 Native Americans from Florida cross border and raid Georgian settlements (2 pts)
 Florida refuge for escaped slaves (2 pts)
3. Texas Annexation (1 pt.) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Mexico (2 pts)
 Annexed (2 pts)
 Polk (2 pts)
4. Louisiana Purchase (1 pt.) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 France (2 pts)
 Farmland (2pts)
 Control Mississippi river (2 pts)
 Port New Orleans (2 pts)
5. Oregon Territory (1 pts) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Fertile soil (farming) (2 pts)
 England (2 pts)
6. Mexican Cession (1 pt.) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (2 pts)
 Mexico (2 pts)
7. Gadsden Purchase (1 pt.) / Illustration (1 pt.) / Reason: Political – Economic – Social (1pt)
 Railroad (2 pts)
 Mexico ( 2pts)
_______Total Poster grade (57pts)
_______Chart completion (12pts)
_______Participation/Use of Time (11pts)
_______Journal Entry (20pts)