Question

all of the following were major land acquisitions of the 1800s except: 5 points oregon territory florida hawaii mexican cession manifest destiny was meant to stretch the boundaries of the us from ____ to ____ 5 points appalachian mountains to rocky mountains mississippi river to gulf of mexico pacific ocean to rio grande river atlantic ocean to pacific ocean

Explanation:

1. For the first question, Florida was acquired in 1819, the Oregon Territory was part of major 1800s - era land - grabs through treaties in the 1840s, and the Mexican Cession came in 1848 after the Mexican - American War. Hawaii was annexed in 1898, which is towards the end of the 19th - century but not in the same wave of major 1800s land acquisitions as the others.
2. Manifest destiny was the belief that the US was destined to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Answer:

1. C. Hawaii
2. D. Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean