Westward Expansion

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    Westward Expansion

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million dollars.

  • British Cession

    British Cession
    The treaty of 1818 was signed buy the US and The United Kingdom to give us the bordered land between them. This also resolved boundary issues.

  • Adams Onis

    Adams Onis
    The United States buys Florida from Spain.

  • Texas Annexation

    Texas Annexation
    United States officially claims Texas as the 28th state. This later leads to the Mexican-American War.

  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession
    The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave about half of the land from the Mexican Republic to The United States. This costed the US about $15 million dollars.

  • The Oregon Territory

    The Oregon Territory
    The southwestern portion of the territory was added to the union as a state.

  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    United States paid Mexico $10 million dollars for what is now parts of Arizona and New Mexico.