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Proclamation of 1763
When the British won the French and Indian War, it opened up a lot of territory. Though normally the British would explore this territory, they were left in debt and needed more money ue to the war. If the colonists were to explore, there is a very likely chance they would get into a fight with the French or Native American. This would cost the British even more money so they issued the Proclamation of 1763. The Proclamation of 1763 halted all exploration and migration west -
West & East Florida
Britain made East and West Florida out of territory it got from Spain and France after the French and Indian War .Britain found that it was hard to control all of Florida so they split it in two. Britain gave back both Floridas to Spain after the American Revolution. However a majority of West Florida was slowly annexed by the United States. Spain ceded East Florida and the remainder of West Florida to the U.S. -
Northwest territory
America and its states were in debt and needed money; however, under the articles of confederation, they could not tax the states and citizens. America ended up printing a lot of paper money, but this backfired and actually made the economy worse. What they ended up doing was selling parts of the Ohio River Valley ( otherwise known as the Northwest territory), which was given to them by Britain after they won the revolution. -
Louisiana Purchase
When France was given some territory back from Spain, Thomas Jefferson was afraid this would halt western migration and hurt the United States economy. The French were originally going to keep this land but decided to sell it after a group of slaves rebelled and killed many French soldiers in Haiti. Now, Napoleon's plans were crushed, so he backed out his soldiers and sold the land to the United States. The land, now known as the Louisiana Purchase, was sold for 15 million dollars, and more tha -
Red River Basin
The United States signed the Convention of 1818 with Great Britain in order to settle some issues from The Treaty of Ghent (ended the War of 1812). The new treaty stated that Britain and the United States would both occupy Oregon Territory. The land that the United States got in the treaty, known as the Red River Basin, would end up becoming parts of the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies. However, It mainly resolved a dispute over the location of the Maine–New Brunswick border -
Texas Annexation
In 1845, the United States of America added Texas to their Union as the 28th state. But Texas brought many border disputes with Mexico, and it lead to the American-Mexican War. -
Oregon Territory
By the early nineteenth century, Spain, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States claimed The Oregon country. However, when Spain and Russia left, it left The Oregon Country to the U.S and Britain. The United States and Britain agreed to the "joint occupation” for Oregon letting all citizens of each nation into the territory. -
Mexican Cession
The area of land containing most of present Southwest United States, from California eastward to New Mexico. The lands were given to the US in 1848 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War. -
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. purchase of land in southern New Mexico and Arizona south of the Gila River. It was purchased to get approval for a southern railroad route to the Pacific Coast in that territory. -
Alaska
Russia offered to sell Alaska to the U.S around 1866. They agreed on the price 7.2 million and gold was eventually found there, making Alaska very valuable. -
Hawaii
Hawaii was becoming a huge sugar dealer for the U.S. However, The Mckinley Tariff was passed and it raised import rates on foreign sugar. As a result, Hawaii went into depression and realized that if they were annexed by the U.S the tariff problem would naturally disappear. Years later war eventually broke out with Spain, and America needed Hawaii as a naval base. It was then annexed to the United States.
