American Expansion:

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American Expansion
The fulfillment of manifest destiny From city
upon a hill to transcontinental nation
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1. The Original United States

• 1776-Declaration of Independence
• 1783-Treaty of Paris-Great Britain grants
  American independence and brings an end to the
  American Revolution
• With this treaty, the British officially ceded
  the land west to the Mississippi River

• Territory west of the original 13 colonies was
  settled by pioneers
• Next this land became territories through
  Congressional land ordinances and cessions by the
  original states
• The land was really won through wars with
  American Indians

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1. The Original United States
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Original United States 1776/1783 Great Britain Fought in American Revolution Treaty of Paris gave us this
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2. Louisiana Purchase

• 1803-President Thomas Jefferson purchased land
  from Frances Napoleon for 15 million
• The US really just wanted to control the port of
  New Orleans for trade
• Napoleon had gained the land from Spain but due
  to events in Europe, France did not want to
  maintain the territory

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2. Louisiana Purchase
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Louisiana Purchase 1803 France Thomas Jefferson bought land from Napoleon for 15 million
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3. British Cession

• After the War of 1812, tension still remained
  between the US Great Britain
• President Monroe encouraged treaties to ease the
  tension
• In the Convention of 1818, the US/Canada border
  was established by the 49th parallel from
  Minnesota to the Rocky Mountains only
• Great Britain agreed to occupy the Oregon Country
  with the US for only the next 10 years

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3. British Cession
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
British Cession 1818 Great Britain Negotiated the Convention of 1818 to straighten out the border in the North
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4. Spanish Cession

• In 1812, the US incorporated West Florida, saying
  it was a part of the Louisiana Purchase
• General Andrew Jackson pursued Seminole Indians
  into East Florida, claiming they were harboring
  slaves and attacking American settlements
• In 1819, the Spanish sold East Florida to the US
  for 5 million the US agreed to give up claims
  on Texas in the Adams-Onis Treaty

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4. Spanish Cession
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Spanish Cession 1819 Spain Andre Jackson fights the Indians. U.S gave Spain 5 million to have Florida
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5. Texas Annexation

• By 1830, so many Americans had settled in Texas
  that they outnumbered Tejanos
• In 1835, settlers Tejanos rebelled against
  measures by Mexico to control Texas
• From 1836 to 1845, Texas was an independent
  Republic
• In 1845, President Polk pushed the issue to war
  by claiming the Rio Grande River as the
  Mexico/Texas border in order to annex Texas

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5. Texas Annexation
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Texas Annexation 1845 Mexico/Texas The U.S. claimed to won a republic of Texas starts the Mexican War
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6. Oregon Country

• In 1846, the US Britain extended the border at
  the 49th parallel all the way to Puget Sound
  the Pacific Ocean
• Oregon which had already been explored by Lewis
  Clark settled by American frontiersmen became
  American

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6. Oregon Country
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Oregon Country 1846 Great Britain We negotiated and extend the border of Canada
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7. Mexican Cession

• The Mexican War started by the US annexation of
  Texas led to full-fledged war which included the
  declaration of a Republic of California
• The Mexican War was settled by the Treaty of
  Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 in which Mexico gave up
  Texas, California, Nevada, Utah and parts of AZ,
  CO NM the US paid 15 million

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7. Mexican Cession
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Mexican Cession 1848 Mexico We won the Mexican war and paid Mexico 15 Million
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8. Gadsden Purchase

• In 1835, a US diplomat negotiated a deal with
  Mexico to purchase this strip of land for 10
  million
• The US claimed that this land would provide a
  route for a transcontinental railroad across the
  countrys southern border

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8. Gadsden Purchase
Territory Date Acquired Previous Owner Circumstances of Acquisition
Gadsden Purchase 1853 Mexico Bought it for 10 Million
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Expansion of the U.S
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Map Example 1
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Map Example 2