Lesson 19 Timeline (USH)

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    US Imperialism

  • Purchase of Louisianna Territory

    USA doubles in size.

  • War of 1812

    Lasted a little over two years and USA squashed Britain.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Ended the war of 1812. Established USA's neutrality.

  • Florida

    U.S. diplomats persuaded Spain to cede Florida to the United States

  • Monroe Doctrine

  • Texas's Annexation

    Texas is admitted into the Union as a slave state.

  • Oregon Territory

    US acquired Oregon and a treaty is signed with Britain to do so

  • Mexican-American War

    Lasted from 1846 - 1848. Mexico formally recognized the annexation of Texas and the Rio Grande as its border. It also ceded a huge region of land to the United States, stretching from Texas to California

  • Matthew Perry comes to Japan

    Commodore Matthew Perry led a small fleet of American warships into Edo Bay, Japan, now known as Tokyo. Perry had arrived in order to open up Japan to American shipping and trade.

  • Matthew Perry Negotiates Treaty With Japan

    Perry returned with a larger fleet to negotiate a treaty with Japan. Japan did not consent to trade but consented to other things.

  • Treaty is signed with Japan

    Treaty was signed with Japan that opened them to trade with the USA.

  • Purchase of Alaska

    Alaska is purchased from Russia.

  • Midway Islands

    USA claimed uninhabited Midway Islands to serve as a coaling station for steamships.

  • GB & Germany Treaties are Signed

    Creates a protectorate in the Samoan Islands (a nation protected and controlled by a stronger nation)

  • American Somoa

  • Boxer Rebellion

    USA comes to China.