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Northwestern Migration
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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was an act that stopped the westward movement of colonists in the united states. Britain wanted to keep the colonists close to the coast so that they could control them better and collect taxes easier. The colonists weren’t allowed to move west of the appalachian mountains. -
Northwest Territory
The northwest territory was made up of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. This section of the country was the first western territory sold. The government sold it to gain money for the economy that was sinking rapidly into a depression. Selling of the western land also gave america the opportunity to expand and push western. -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, the United States bought 800,000 square miles in the middle of the continent for $15 million. This became known as the Louisiana Purchase. This purchase doubled the size of the country. -
Red River Basin
This area was established during the convention of 1818 with Great Britain. The United States and Britain would share the Oregon territory. The Red River Basin is the area of the Oregon territory that the United State received. This convention also settled the northern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. -
West and East Florida
The Americans traded the territory of texas for Florida and $5 million. Florida was owned by the Spanish and was used for many seminole indians to come into America to attack Americans. Florida was also where the Spanish sent their prisoners and criminals. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
This treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty set to establish boundaries between states. This treat specifically set the Maine - New Brunswick border. It also ended slave trade on the high seas and shared the use of the Great Lakes. -
Texas Annexation
In 1845, Texas became the 28th state in America. Texas then split into current day Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Texas. -
Oregon Territory
The Oregon Territory was the area in the northwestern area of the United States that was split between the United States and England in 1846. This territory consists of modern day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming and Montana. On February 14, 1859, modern day Oregon entered that union and all the other states became part of the Washington Territory. -
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession took place in 1848 and it set the southern and western boundaries of the United States. Mexico ceded a big chunck of land to the United States. This land included modern day California, Nevada, Arizona, and parts of New Mexico and Colorado. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was a piece of land that America bought from Mexico. The land they bought is now part of southern Arizona and New Mexico. The purchase was made by James Gadsden on December 30, 1853. James Gadsden was one of the American Ambassadors in Mexico. The purchase was made so that the America would gain control of the rio grande and would help if America decided to make a transcontinental railroad. This purchase also settled disputes about the American and Mexican border. -
Alaska
Alaska sits in the northern part of North America and is next to Canada. Alaska is not connected to the continental United States. Alaska was bought from Russia on March 30, 1867 for what would today be $120 million. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959. -
Hawaii
Hawaii was the 50th, and most recent state to join the union. It joined on August 21, 1959. It lies in the Pacific Ocean and is the only state made up entirely of islands.
