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Proc of 1763
Britain prohibits western movement west of the appalachian mountains and keeps the people close to the coast. -
Northwest Territory
This purchase was to expand U.S territory and was the first western territory bought. -
Louisiana Purchase
This included over 800,000 square miles of land and soon to be 13 states. This continued western expansion,and gave the U.S the Mississippi River so know it was available for many trading post. -
Red River Basin
This purchased settled the northern boundary of the Louisiana purchase. It was established in 1818 with Great Britain -
West and East Florida
Florida was previously owned by Spain and traded it for Texas with the U.S and an additional 5 million dollars. The spanish sent their criminals to Florida. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Signed August 9,1842, set to establish boundaries between states. Set forth boundaries between Maine and New Brunswick and sharing of the Great Lakes. -
Texas Annexation
In 1845 Texas became the 28th state, the U.S had border disputes with Mexico. Texas was present day Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, and Oklahoma. -
Mexican Cessation
1848 set western and southern boundaries. -
Gadsden Purchase
This purchase on June 8th 1854 helped calm disputes about the borders of the U.S and Mexico -
Oregon Territory
1846 Land claimed by both the United States and Great Britain. On February 14, 1859,
present day Oregon entered the union and became a part of the Washington Territory. -
Alaska
The largest U.S state, it is not connected to the U.S. It was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000.
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Hawaii
Only island thats a state in the Pacific Ocean
