A map of the United States shows U.S. territorial expansion from 1803 through 1853. The outlines of modern U.S. states are visible in the background.The acquisitions are as follows.
The original United States spans the entire eastern portion of the modern United states from the eastern coast to the western borders of modern Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, and Mississippi, including a portion of Minnesota in the north and excluding Florida and the southern portions of Mississippi and Alabama.
The Florida Cession in 1819 included the modern state of Florida.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 included much of the middle portion of the modern United States, including modern Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, the southwestern portion of Minnesota, the southwestern portion of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, most of Kansas, Oklahoma excluding its panhandle, the northeastern portions of Colorado and Wyoming, and much of eastern Montana.
The northwestern portion of modern Minnesota and the northeastern portion of modern North Dakota were ceded by Great Britain in 1816.
The Texas Annexation in 1845 included modern Texas, the Oklahoma panhandle, the eastern half of modern New Mexico, a sliver of central Colorado, and small southern portions of modern Kansas and Wyoming.
The Oregon Territory in 1846 included modern Washington, Oregon, Idaho, a small western portion of Montana, and a small eastern portion of Wyoming.
The Mexican Cession in 1848 included modern California, Nevada, Utah, much of northern Arizona, a small portion of southern Wyoming, and the eastern portions of modern Colorado and New Mexico.
The Gadsden Purchase in 1853 included small southern portions of modern Arizona and New Mexico.
Question
According to the map, which territorial acquisition—excluding the original United States—added the greatest number of states to the nation?
(1 point)
Responses
Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory