US Expansion

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This allowed the US all the land east on the Mississippi. (Date not exact)
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    This territorial aquisition is when Thomas Jefferson bought a lot of land west of the Mississippi from France. ( DAte not exact)
  • Florida Gained

    Florida Gained

    The Spansih ceded Florida to the US in 1819. (Date not exact)
  • Annexation of Mexico

    Annexation of Mexico

    After lots of argument and discussion Congress finally decided to annex texas as a US state. (Date not exact)
  • Oregon Country Gained

    Oregon Country Gained

    Oregon Country was gained by the US in 1846 by the British. (Date not exact)
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    After the Mexican American War, Mexico decided to cede a large part of the now southwest US.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

    After lots of heated discussion and negotiations, the US just decided to buy all the remaining land north of the Rio Grande.