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Westward Expansion
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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15,000,000. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
A treaty between the U.S. and Spain that gave the United States most of west Florida. -
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
After declaring their independence from Mexico, many Texans were favored the annexing of the state to the United States. -
Mexican Cession
After the war, we recieved a huge amount of territory in the west from Mexico. -
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
The United States bought a 29,670 square mile piece of land from Mexico with would include parts of Arizona and New Mexico.
