Westward Expansion

By angelica.ritter
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    Westward Expansion

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15,000,000.
  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    Adams-Onis Treaty

    A treaty between the U.S. and Spain that gave the United States most of west Florida.
  • The British Cession

    The British Cession

    The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was made to avoid any unnecessary bloodshed between the U.S. and Britain. The reaffirmed the 49th parallel which was the border of Canada.
  • Texas Annexation

    Texas Annexation

    After declaring their independence from Mexico, many Texans were favored the annexing of the state to the United States.
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    After the war, we recieved a huge amount of territory in the west from Mexico.
  • Oregon Territory

    Oregon Territory

    The region was divided between the U. S. and Great Britain, it includes the current states of Ogergon, Washington, and Idaho.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

    The United States bought a 29,670 square mile piece of land from Mexico with would include parts of Arizona and New Mexico.