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.