U.s. territorial acquisitions

Expansion of the United States

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed by Robert Livingston and James Monroe, which doubled the size of the United States.
  • Florida Acquisition

    Florida Acquisition

    The Adam-Onis Treaty (more commonly know as the Forida Territory) was signed.
  • Texas Annexation

    Texas Annexation

    The Treaties of Veasco were signed by Antonio López de Santa Anna of Mexico and Interim President David G. Burnet for Texas after the Battle of San Jacinto.
  • Oregon Territory

    Oregon Territory

    The treaty was signed by Great Britain and the United States after about 28 years of sharing the land.
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, which ended the two year long Mexican-American War.
  • Gadsen Purchase

    Gadsen Purchase

    The treaty was signed by James Gadsen, the United States Ambassador for Mexico.