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Westward Expansion
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The Louisiana purchase
The United States purchased a large amount of land from the french, greatly increasing the size of the country. -
British Cession
resulted in struggle for control of Oregon. -
Adamas-Onis
The United States purchased florida from spain. -
Texas Annexation
Texas joined the United States -
Mexican Cession
A boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico. -
Oregon Territory
The Oregon territory became a state. -
Gadsden purchase
The United States purchased land in southern Arizona and New Mexico, as a part of the treaty of Gadsden.