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Louisiana Purchase
William Clark, the transition of power was peaceful. to fulfill his promise of moderation, Jefferson left some Federalist, programs untouched. -
Northwest Ordinance
This act established a system for governing te Northwest Territory. This vast area extended north of the ohio river to the Great Lakes. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
neither buyer nor seller knew the exact size or boundaries of the Louisiaa territory. -
Adam onis Treaty
Agreement in which Spain transferred East Florida to the United States. -
Monroe Doctrine
He was a president, no more European countries, are not coming over here to settle, by the early,most of Spain's Latin American colonies had launched revolution. -
Lone Star Republic
A number of Tejanos had fought beside other Texans because its flag had a single star. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The treaty with Britain settled in the boundary between maine and Canada. -
Polk is elected President
A former government of Tennessee, considered a dark-horse candidate one who seems to have little chance of winning Polk ran an effective campaign. -
Texas is made a state
polk's victry increased tension between the United States and Mexico, which warned that it would consider US annexation of Texas. -
Bear lag Revolt
California's was an independent republic and raised a flg with the image of a grizzly bear painted on it. -
Treaty of Guadalupe hildago
Ended the Mexican War and gave United States much of Mexico's northern territory. -
California's Gold Rush
hopeful gold seekers from as far away as Australia. -
California is made a state
The Mexican government began to transfer ownership of mission lands to Californios. -
Gadsen Purchase
The United States acquired parts of the present day states of Arizona and New mexico.