Lesson 19 Timeline

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  • Louisiana Purchase

    Jefferson successfully secured the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France for a mere $15 million.

  • The War of 1812

    Lasted more than two years. With no victory in sight, peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium, in mid-1814.

  • U.S. Diplomats persuaded Spain to cede Florida to the U.S.

  • Russia issued a decree extending its colony south into territory claimed jointly by the U.S. and Great Britian

  • Texas finally admitted to the Union as a slave state

  • America gets Oregon territory

  • Americans captured Mexico City in the Mexican American War

  • Japan signs a treaty opening trade to the U.S.

  • Alaska is purchased by the U.S.

  • The U.S. claimed the uninhabited Midway Islands

  • U.S. and Germany are a protectorate of the Somoan Islands

  • Boxer rebellion in China

  • Monroe Doctrine

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