American Expansionism

By stephaniezuniga

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Americans thought that Napoleon might withdraw the offer at any time, preventing the United States from acquiring New Orleans so they agreed and signed the Louisiana Purchase.

  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny is the belief that Americans had the right to expand westward across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This would spread the glorious institutions of civilization and democracy

  • Texas

    Congress passed a joint resolution to annex Texas because of the growing popularity of annexation. Texas also provided many benefits for the united states

  • Oregon

    England signs the Oregon Treaty handing over the Oregon Territory to the United States. Treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling US and British claims to the Oregon country.

  • Gadsden Purchase

    After the American Mexican War over the dispute of border claims, American bought the land to prevent future conflict.

  • Treaty of Kanagawa

    U.S. government signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan.

  • Guano Act

    Law passed by the U.S. Congress that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits.

  • Narassa Island

    This caused a territorial dispute between Haiti and the United States but, The U.S. has claimed the island based on the Guano Islands Act of 1856.

  • Palmyra Atoll

    Island was claimed for the United States by Dr. Gerrit P. due to the Guano Islands Act of 1856, but there was no guano there to be mined.

  • Annex of midway island

    Due to this annexation it allowed the united states to gain rights to build a canal in Nicaragua, allowing us to get passage to different parts of the area.

  • Annex of midway island

    this annexation led to the unite states's purchase of Alaska.Russia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be seized if war broke out with the United Kingdom, united stats bought the territory for $7.2 million.

  • Missionaries

    Missionaries traveled to Africa, Asia, and pacific islands spreading knowledge and religious believes.

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to resign.This led Hawaii's annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union.

  • Treaty of Peace

    After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.

  • Puerto Rico

    An act of congress granted u.s citizenship to all the inhabitants and also provided for limited self government .

  • Guam

    After defeating Spain in the Spanish American War of 1898, the United States kept Guam as a part of a trans Pacific line of communications.

  • China

    To prevent the united states from losing access to the lucrative china trade, Hay dispatched a diplomatic note to nations controlling spheres of influence, he asked to accept an open door privilege no nation rejected the concept. (trade in china)

  • American Samoa

    The nations came into conflict in the Second Samoan Civil War and the nations resolved their issues, establishing American Samoa as per the Treaty of Berlin. The U.S. took control of its allotted region with the Deed of Cession.

  • Platt amendment

    Cuba pledged not to make treates with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, most notable being Guantanamo Bay.

  • Railroads in China

    Taft succeeded in securing participation in an investment in railroads in china. This would allow the us to expand its economic businesses.

  • Panama Canal

    The United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic. This made it easier for the U.S to get passage to other areas of the world.

  • Danish West Indies

    treaty transferring sovereignty of the Virgin Islands in the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States in exchange for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold.

  • U.S Virgin Islands

    During WW1 the United States feared that the islands might be seized by Germany as a submarine base so they approached Denmark about buying them. After a few months they agreed to $25 million in United States gold coin

  • Kingman Reef

    it became a U.S. naval reservation and was used for commercial purposes as a station for seaplanes flying between Hawaii and Samoa. Gained by the guano act.

  • Republic of Palau

    The islands was passed formally to the United States under United Nations auspices as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands established

  • Northern Marrana island

    Northern Marianas Islands chose to form a closer relationship with the United States and became a commonwealth, instead of selecting independence.