Historical Development of United States and Texas

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Historical Development of United States and Texas

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Spanish Americas Columbus 1492 1500 1615
Spain occupied much of what is today North and
South America A large portion of the Western
US Gold, Silver plus New Spanish Empires
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The New World American Settlement Five
Countries once claimed parts of US Spain,
France, England, Mexico, Republic of Texas 1781
1867 federal government acquired 80 of
current US land - original public
domain Grants, sales, trades, cessations
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English Arrive Jamestown 1607 English
gentlemen gold, trade Plymouth Mass. 1620
Puritan Pilgrims seeking religious freedom
lumber, furs New York 1624 Dutch settlers,
bought Manhattan island, English took it.
Corn, wheat, grist mills, Quakers in Penn.
Original Thirteen colonies Prior to revolution
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1625 1776 The War Period Numerous wars
between England and France 1702 1714 Queen
Annes war 1744 1748 King Georges war 1750
French Indian war Fought over land from Maine
to Ohio different goals for America
Battle for Acadia England ousted with
Revolution
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1776-1790 United States is formed 13 colonies
become 13 states Western territories
organized Other areas claimed by US Bounty
lands awarded
Westward Expansion Territories Bounty Lands
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Kentucky, Tennesee become states, territories are
defined, Western part of the continent claimed
by France and Spain Westward movement along
rivers 1803 Jefferson commisions Lewis Clark
expedition
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Louisiana Purchase 1803 plus added states
La. Territory Napoleon, new France, Hispanola,
Haitian revolt. Jefferson, Monroe Acquire land
along the Lower Mississippi. 800,000
sq.mi. Largest US land purchase Mouth of Miss. To
Rockies Deal brokered by English Financial
houses. Transfer in New Orleans 15 million
(6.7/ac.)
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Spain claims much of the west. Florida
territory ceded by Spain, Red River Basin
acquired La, Miss, Ala, Ohio, Ind. Ill. become
states
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More states added in the South, Florida
Arkansas defined as Territories, more territories
become states
Mexico gains independence from Spain and
occupies the Southwest Note the disputed area in
East Texas Nuetral Ground estb. in the La.
Purchase
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Nuetral Ground
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Source of Confusion 1803 - US and Spain
could not agree western boundary after the
Louisiana purchase (Sabine or Arroyo
Hondo?) 1806 - defined a neutral groundwhich
was a large chunk of the piney woodsof East
Texas and Louisiana Area had no government and
no law for more than a decade Haven for outlaws,
scoundrels and criminals (still shows
today) 1819 boundaries were drawn US claimed
East Texas south of the Red River Bowie, Cass,
Franklin,Titus Red River Counties to be a part
of Arkansas territory
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1821 both US and Mexico claimed the area
residents thought they were a part of Mexico but
paid taxes to Arkansas. 1829 matters made worse
when US claimed Sabine Neches rivers names were
reversed (Cypess) giving US more land 1836
Texas republic claimed Sabine as its eastern
border (some residents served in Arkansas
legislature some in Texas Congress) 1838
treaty gave the land to Texas (otherwise Atlanta,
Mt. Pleasant, Clarksville, Paris would be part of
Arkansas. 1850 Texas sells western lands (New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming) to the US for 10
million.
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Texas Becomes a Republic 1836 Much of the land
of Texas disputed. Mexico put the boundary at the
Nueces River Texas claimed the boundary to the
Rio Grande
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Texas Annexed, California Becomes a State and US
Takes Mexican Land in war 1846-1848, Oregon
Territory Defined, Northern US Boundary defined,
Texas sells western regions to the US for 10
million
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Manifest Destiny Justification for westward
movement save, enlighten and improve the life of
the Indian. Or, just demonize and destroy
him! Was the war with Mexico a just war? Compare
the nations of the US and Mexico in 1936.
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US a great need to expand, high population
growth from birth and immigration. Destiny to
spread democracy to all capable of governing
themselves. Two big economic depressions 1818
1839. West land was cheap or free, 1820-1850, 4
million people moved to western territories.
Mexico won independence in 1821, economy
devastated, politically unstable, could not
occupy the lands acquired from Spain with
immigrants, could not protect its borders. System
of government did not encourage immigration to
new land. Battles with Native Americans somewhat
discouraging.
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Oregon Becomes a State, Territories Defined,
Gadsden Purchase acquires southern New Mexico and
Arizona
Gadsden Purchase
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Nevada, Nebraska and Kansas, Great Westward
Migration
1867 Alaska purchase Sewards Folly Sewards
Icebox 7.2 million for 600,000 sq.mi. of
land, Oklahoma is the only remaing
unorganized territory
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More territories become States
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Turn of the Century 1889 Oklahoma land rush,
April 22, 1889 Land could be claimed in Indian
territory. Sooners caused Problems with
claims, Eastern Oklahoma remained Indian
nations. Hawaii becomes a US territory
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Continental US is Complete
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