| A | B |
|---|
| acquisition | to gain new land |
| annex | to add new territory |
| territory | land controlled by a country |
| cede | to give up |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief the United States should expand westward |
| Louisiana Territory | the territory we bought from France |
| Mexican Cession | the U.S. gained this territory through war |
| Texas | this territory was annexed in 1845 |
| Gadsden Purchase | this territory was purchased because it was flat for railroad tracks |
| Louisiana Territory | this land was purchased in 1803 |
