U S Territorial Expansion Year 1776 Prior Owner

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U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1776 Prior Owner? • Great Britain 1 -

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1776 Prior Owner? • Great Britain 1 - Original 13 Colonies How? • 13 colonies declared independence from Great Britain 1 1

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1783 Prior Owner? • Great Britain 2 -

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1783 Prior Owner? • Great Britain 2 - Western Lands How? • Treaty of Paris (ended Revolutionary War) 2 1 2

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1803 Prior Owner? • France 3 - Louisiana

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1803 Prior Owner? • France 3 - Louisiana Purchase How? • Napoleon needed $ • Jefferson only wanted to buy New Orleans 3 • He purchased all of Louisiana for $15 million instead! 3 1 2

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1819 Prior Owner? • Spain 4 - Florida

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? • 1819 Prior Owner? • Spain 4 - Florida Cession How? • Spain gave it to the U. S. as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty 3 1 2 4 4

Thinking Question (don’t write this down!! Just think!) Why weren’t Americans happy with the

Thinking Question (don’t write this down!! Just think!) Why weren’t Americans happy with the size of their country at this point in their history? 5

US Territorial Expansion Year? • 1845 Prior Owner? • Republic of Texas 5 -

US Territorial Expansion Year? • 1845 Prior Owner? • Republic of Texas 5 - Texas Annexation How? • Many Texans wanted to become part of U. S. 6 • U. S. President James K. Polk completes annexation of Texas in 1845 by joint resolution 3 5 1 2 4

US Territorial Expansion Year? 6 - Oregon Territory • 1846 Prior Owner? • Great

US Territorial Expansion Year? 6 - Oregon Territory • 1846 Prior Owner? • Great Britain How? 7 • Oregon Treaty The British gained sole possession of the land north of the 49 th parallel and all of Vancouver Island, with the U. S. receiving the territory south of that line 6 3 5 1 2 4

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? 7 - Mexican Cession • 1848 Prior Owner? •

U. S. Territorial Expansion Year? 7 - Mexican Cession • 1848 Prior Owner? • Mexico How? • Polk offers to buy section seven from Mexico for $30 million & they refuse • Mexican-American War results and America wins! • In Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, U. S. offers $15 million and receives Mexican Cession 8 6 3 7 5 1 2 4

Discussion Question (Don’t write!! Just think!) Why does the U. S. keep offering countries

Discussion Question (Don’t write!! Just think!) Why does the U. S. keep offering countries money for territories we gain through war (Example Florida and Mexico)? 9

Last Part of the Puzzle in U. S. Expansion Year? • 1853 Prior Owner?

Last Part of the Puzzle in U. S. Expansion Year? • 1853 Prior Owner? • Mexico How? • America needed to build southerly route for transcontinental railroad • American ambassador James Gadsden arranged purchase for this land for $10 million 10 Gadsden Purchase

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