How the Nation Gained Its Land is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how each territory became part of the United States, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.5.3-5. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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How the Nation Gained Its Land

D2.Geo.5.3-5

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Match each territory to how it was gained, then answer the questions.

1.Draw a line from each territory to how it was gained.

Florida, 1819
Alaska, 1867
Texas, 1845
The Oregon Country, 1846

A.Bought from Russia
B.Divided with Britain by a treaty along the 49th parallel
C.Given up by Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty
D.Annexed after nine years as an independent republic

2.France sold Louisiana in 1803. Did the Native nations living there agree to the sale?

A.Yes; they were paid by France
B.No; they were not part of the deal
C.Yes; they signed the treaty in Paris

3.Who already lived on the land of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

A.Only French soldiers
B.No one at all
C.Many Native nations, such as the Osage and the Lakota

4.Many people at first called the purchase of Alaska a mistake. What was later found there?

A.Gold, and much later oil
B.Tobacco fields
C.Cotton plantations

5.What did many Americans in the 1840s mean by Manifest Destiny?

A.A plan to give land back to Native nations
B.The belief that the nation was meant to spread to the Pacific
C.A law that banned moving west

6.Why did many Americans in 1846 oppose the war with Mexico?

A.They thought it was unjust or would spread slavery
B.They had never heard of Texas
C.They wanted Mexico to take more land

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Answer key — How the Nation Gained Its Land

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Florida, 1819 — C (Given up by Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty) 2. Alaska, 1867 — A (Bought from Russia) 3. Texas, 1845 — D (Annexed after nine years as an independent republic) 4. The Oregon Country, 1846 — B (Divided with Britain by a treaty along the 49th parallel)
2.No; they were not part of the deal
3.Many Native nations, such as the Osage and the Lakota
4.Gold, and much later oil
5.The belief that the nation was meant to spread to the Pacific
6.They thought it was unjust or would spread slavery

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.