Northwest Ordinance 1787 |
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U.S. Land Acquisitions
Oregon Acquisition - 1846The United States peacefully negotiated with England (Great Britain) to divide the Oregon Territory between the two countries - the U.S. taking the southern half and England taking the northern half.
Mexican Cession - 1848The cause of the Mexican-American War was mainly in part to the U.S. annexing Texas. After the Mexican-American War, Mexico gave the United States nearly half of its lands. This was a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
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Original Boundaries of the Unites States-1783These are the boundaries set by the Treaty of Paris of 1783 when the Colonists won their independence from England in the American Revolution.
Florida - 1819The United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1819 as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty.
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Gadsden Purchase - 1853 |
Texas Annexation - 1845 |
Louisiana Purchase-1803 |
The United States purchased this land from Mexico just five years after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo to help complete the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Texas willingly became a part of the United States just nine years after rebelling against Mexico and becoming its own country.
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Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from French leader Napoleon Bonaparte for ___ million dollars.
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