Manifestdestiny

From 13 Colonies to World SUper Power

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  • Treaty of Paris

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    From 13 Colonies to World Super Power

  • Jay's Treaty

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    • Date = 1803
    • President = Thomas Jefferson
    • Other Nations Involved = France
    • Event Description = The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. The U.S. paid $11,250,000 plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000, for a total sum of 15 million dollars. President Jefferson made the purchase from French Dictator Napoleon Bonaparte. Jefferson wanted this territory because......

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

  • National Road

  • Anglo-American Convention of 1818

  • Adams-Onis Treaty

  • Santa Fe Trail

  • Indian Removal Act

  • Black Hawk War

  • Oregon Trail

  • Annexation of Texas