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Treaty of Paris
President = No President Yet
Other Nations = Britian, America
Event Description = Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the U.S.A. Britain agreed to remove all their troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the U.S.A. The people used this land to live free from the British and the land is still controlled by the U.S. -
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Major Events
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Jay's Treaty
President = George Washington
Other Nations = British, Americans
Event Description = England refused to evacuate the frontier forts in the Northwest Territory and seized U.S. ships. The American statesman John Jay went to England to negotiate disagreements between the two governments. Jay's Treaty was signed, avoiding war. The Treaty eliminated British control of western post. America got a limited right to trade in the West Indies. The Americans also had to pay for damages to British ships. -
Louisiana Purchase
President = Thomas Jefferson
Other Nations = French, America
Event Description = The United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land. They bought it from the French Dictator Napoleon fearing potentials threats towards America. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
President = Thomas Jefferson
Other Nations = French
Event Description = The territory explored was purchased from the French. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the expedition. The U,S wanted control of this land because it would cause less treat to the U.S. The U.S used the territory to discover new raw materials and to expand west. This land is still under U.S control. -
National Road
President = James Madison
Other Nations = None
Event Description = It was a road built to reach the western settlements. President believed it would help unify the country. It was the first federally funded road in the history of the United States -
Anglo-American Convention of 1818
President =
Other Nations = Britian
Event Description = This resolved certain boundary issue between countries. It set the boundary between the U.S. and soon to be Canada. Charles Bagot from Britain went to the U.S. to meet with Secretary of State James Monroe. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
President = James Monroe
Other Nations = Spain
Event Description = The U.S bought Florida for 5 million dollars. Texas was also renounced by America. America still has Florida and got texas back. -
Santa Fe Trail
President = James Monroe
Other Nations = None
Event Description = This trail connected New Mexico to Missouri. It allowed trade between states and also made it easier for transportaion of citizens. -
Indian Removal Act
President = Andrew Jackson
Other Nations = None
Event Description = This forced Native Americans to move off their land and move to the west. They moved almost 50,000 Native americans from their land. -
Black Hawk War
President = Andrew Jackson
Other Nations = None
Event Description = Many Indians led by Sauk Chief Black Hawk went to Northern Illinois after being relocated because of the Indian Removal Act. They went there in peace to plant and were attacked by militia men with little skill. Black Hawk and his people ended up fighting until Black Hawk and his son surrendered and were imprisioned. -
Oregon Trail
President = Andrew Jackson
Other Nations = None
Event Description = It was discovered by Jedediah Smith and Thomas Fitzpatrick. It mainly used for wagons until different means of transportation were founded. -
Annexation of Texas
President = John Tyler
Other Nations = Britian, Mexico
Event Description = The British did not want to add Texas to their empire, and did not want to give it to the U.S because they did not want them to expand. Britian persuaded Mexico to give independence to Texas, but only if Texas could not join another country. The U.S wanted annexation, and got it. Texas is still under U.S control. -
Mormon Trek
President = James Polk
Other Nations = None
Event Description = The Mormon Trek was led by Brigham Young. He left because of the hardships they endured by other citizens. He was acompanied by 3,000 followers. They treked, but were slowed down by the cold and harsh weather. They ended up staying in Missouri until spring. By spring, they finally went to Utah. -
Mexican-American War
President = James Polk
Other Nations = Mexico
Event Description = The U.S wanted to expand westward. Many times they went into land that wasn't theres. They ended up fighting with Mexico. They gained the northern half of Mexco by defeating Mexico. The U.S still has this land today. -
Oregon Treaty
President = James Polk
Other Nations = Great Britian
Event Description = This treaty made up a border between the U.S and Britian in the northwest. The U.S sill has the land they aquired from this treaty. -
California Gold Rush
President = James Polk
Other Nations = None
Event Description = James Marshall was mining in California and found a little gold. The News made it seem as if California was a gold mine, so Many citzens treked west to California to get gold. Many did not find any gold and only a few did. -
Gadsden Purchase
President = Franklin Pierce
Other Nations = Mexico
Event Description = The U.S had gained 30,000,000 acres which costed about 10 million dollars from Mexico. James Gadsden played a major role because he wa the on who negotiated for the strip of land. They used the land to make a railroad to the Gulf of California. This land is still under U.S. control. -
Ports of Entry Act
President = Abraham Lincoln
Other Nations = None
Event Description = This was created so other countries would not deplet the fish supply in the Marshall Islands. It also said how much a ship could have cargo. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
President = Andrew Jackson
Other Nations = None
Event Description = This treaty made the Black Hills part of the Great Sioux Reservation. The U.S did not gain any territory, but for once gave land to the Indians. -
Russian Treaty of 1876
President = Andrew Johnson
Other Nations = Russia
Event Description = The U.S purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from Russia. Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl negotiated the treaty. The U.S still has this land today. -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and the Kingdom of Hawaii
President = Benjamen Harrison
Other Nations =
Event Description = A group of American sugar planters in Hawaii under Sanford Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani.They created a new government with Dole as president. The U.S. gained the Hawaii and its islands and used them for their sugar and built naval bases on the islands. The territory is still in U.S. possession. -
Spanish-American War
President = Wlliam McKinley
Other Nations = Spain
Event Description = Following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor the U.S declared war on Spain. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris and the U.S. gained control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and many more islands. The U.S wanted them to put military bases on them. Only the Philipines are not under U.S control anymore. -
Treaty of Berlin
President = Wlliam McKinley
Other Nations = Germany and Britian
Event Description = The U.S signed a treaty with Germany and Britian giving them control over the island ofSamoa. The U.S was given access to some of Samoa. The land is till under U.S control and they use it as a military base. -
Philippine-American War
President = William McKinley
Other Nations = Philippines
Event Description = The U.S. purchased the Philippines from the Spanish. The Flipinos did not like that. They wanted freedom, but the U.S ended up winning. Eventually, the Filipinos got there independence. -
Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty
President = Theodore Roosevelt
Other Nations = Panama
Event Description = This is an agreement between the United States and Panama that gave acess to the Panama Canal for money and protection. $10,000,000 outright plus an annuity of $250,000 was given for a 10 mile strip. This made it quicker for ocean transportation. This is still under U.S control today. -
Purchase of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas
President = Woodrow Wilson
Other Nations = Denmark
Event Description = The U.S. purchased the these islands from Denmark for $25 million. The U.S did this to help in WWI. People who live there are U.S citzens and are rules the the President. This is still under U.S control today. -
League of Nations Mandate
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President = Harry Truman
Other Nations = Japan
Event Description = This cover the region of Micronesia and made up the Marianas, the Carolines, and the Marshalls. The U.S aquired this after Japan lost WWII. These are still under U.S possession, but have thier own power and control. -
Treaty of San Francisco
President = Harry Truman
Other Nations = Japan
Event Description = This treay made Japan renounce all rights and claims on many countries like Taiwan, Korea Hong Kong, and Antarctica. In this treaty, the U.S did not gain any territory. -
Antarctic Treaty
President = Dwight Eisenhower
Other Nations = Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French Republic, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Union of South Africa, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America
Event Description = This treaty recognized that Antarctica will continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord. This is still inact today. -
Boundary Treaty of 1970
President = Richard Nixon
Other Nations = Mexico
Event Description = This Treaty between the United States and Mexico settled all then pending boundary disputes and uncertainties related to the Rio Grande border. This is still inact today. the channel of the Rio Grande in the Hidalgo–Reynosa area was relocated to transfer from Mexico to the United States by constructing a new earth channel 1.6 miles in length. This made boundries offical so people knew how far to go in either country.
