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Lousiana Purchase
The Lousiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France. The U.S got 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. It cost about 15 million dollars. -
Florida Treaty
The Florida Treaty was a treaty between Spain and the United States it ceded Florida to the U.S. -
Texas Annexation
The Texas Annexation is when the Union gained the state of Texas as the 28th state. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence. The state's annexation set off a chain of events that caused the Mexican–American War in 1846. -
Beginning of the Mexican American War
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Oregon Territory
The Oregon Treary was signed by the US and Brtian to settle boundaries. British gained land north of the 49th parallel inlcluding Vancouver Island. The US recieved the territory south of the parallel. -
End of Mexican American War
The Mexican American War marked the first U.S armed conflict fought on foreign soil. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. On April 25, 1846 Mexico attacked a group of U.S soldiers then on May 13, congress declared war. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. Mexico also selled us California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million.
