Westward Expansion

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    Westward Expansion

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    The United States purchased 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana.
  • British Cession

    British Cession

    Under Monroe’s first term as president, Britain and the U.S. signed the Treaty of 1818, which established the boundary between U.S. and Canadian territories at the 49th parallel.
  • Purchase of Florida

    Purchase of Florida

    The Adams-Onis Treaty granted the U.S. Florida
  • Annexation of Texas

    Annexation of Texas

    The Texas Republic's president formally transferred power to the new governor of the U.S. state of Texas.
  • Oregon Territory

    Oregon Territory

    The Senate, preoccupied with war against Mexico, quickly approved the Oregon Treaty with Britain, setting the boundary at the 49th parallel.
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    The region of current southwest America that Mexico ceded to the U.S.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

    The United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.