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Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased this territory from France in 1803 for $15 million. This purchase doubled the size of the United States (827,000 square miles of the Mississippi River). -
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Adams-Onís Treaty (The Purchase of Florida)
In 1819 the United States purchased Florida from Spain for $5 million, this didn’t go into effect until the same date on 1821. -
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the President the authority to negotiate with the Indians for their removal to the territory west of the Mississippi. And in exchange of course the United States would get the land that the Indians inhabited. -
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Mexican American War
American acquired lots of land through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, such as what is today parts or all of New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, and California, and the US gained recognition over Texas. -
Oregon Territory Acquisition
The Oregon Treaty was signed in August 14th of 1848, it settled a boundary dispute between the US and GB, in which the US acquired the southwestern portion of the territory. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 had five separate bills which were passed by the US Congress in September. The main objective of the compromise was to preserve the Union and to settle the free or slave state problem. (Popular Sovereignty) -
Gadsden Purchase
Also known as the Treaty of La Mesilla was the acquisition for a small chunk of land from Mexico from what is southern Arizona today. The hope was that the US would have a southern transcontinental railroad, but it was not a success. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act crested the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It allowed for them to decide if they wanted slavery within their borders or not. (Popular Sovereignty) -
Alaska Purchase
In 1867 Russia sold the United States Alaska, which was over twice the side of Texas. Alaska was purchased for $7.2 million. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
The Civil Rights Act of 1871 was made to protect the African Americans in the South who had been treated harshly by Klan members. These provisions allowed federal soldiers to make the Fourteenth Amendment and more civil rights.
