Western expansion

United States Western Expansion

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  • The Louisiana Purchase

    Thomas Jefferson authorized the purchase of the land. The treaty was dated April 30, and signed May 2.
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    Western Expansion

    This is the period of time when the U.S. started exploring and settling in the western regions.

  • The Adams-Onís Treaty

    This was the treaty where the U.S. got Florida from Spain.

  • Texas Annexation

    This is when Texas was accepted in to the Union.

  • Oregon Treaty

    This was when the treaty was signed between the U.K. and the U.S.

  • The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

    This is when the treaty ending the Mexican-American War was signed. It also gave America a new area of land that would become part of present day California, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

  • The Gadsden Purchase

    On this day, James Gadsden presented the modified treaty to the Mexican president, Antonio de Santa Anna. It was then signed by Santa Anna.

  • End of Westward Expansion

    Westward Expansion ended when Arizona was admitted into the Union as the last of the 48 contiguos states.