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Orgiginal 13 Colonies
The U.S. gained control of the13 Colonies by fighting the Revolutionary War.
The Declaration Of Independence is a document declaring the Colonies independence,men possess unalienable rights.
The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783,at first our economy was weakened but over lots of time it got strengthened. -
Northwest Territory
The U.S. obtained the Northwest Territory by warv with the Indians which were armed with guns from British traders.
The Northwest Territory had 5 states which were Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,and Wisconsin.
The requirements for a territory to become a state is that it had to have 60,000 people, they had to draft a constitution, needed a public education, needed a bill of rights, couldn't have slavery, and they had to ask for permission. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. obtained this land by purchasing it fomr Napoleon Bonaparte or France.
The Mississippi River and New Orleans was so important to the U.S. economy because New Orleans was home to many languages and cultures,the Mississippi River helped trading in the U.S.
President Jefferson was credited with the purchase and he bought it for 15 million.
The new addition to the U.S. increased the size majorly. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The southerners were upset because the Natives were raiding their towns,stealing property,and helping their slaves escape.
President Monroe sent General Andrew Jackson to secure the border,Jackson invaded Florida along with his troops to capture Seminole raiders.It wa unconstitutional because he raided another country without permission.
The agreement settled all border disputes with the U.S. The U.S. gained east and west Florida,in return the U.S. gave up its claims to Texas. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief known as Manifest Destiny is the belief of the U.S. expanding all the way to the Pacific Ocean,and that nothing could stop this growth.
Americans and the U.S. Government believed that God gave them the right to expand westward,and they wanted to get political,social,and economic unfluences. -
Oregon Territory
Great Britain,Russia,Spain and the U.S. all shared the Oregon Territory.
The U.S. was trying to avoid starting a war over ther land so they signed a treaty.
Oregon Territory are current states California,and Alaska -
Mexican Cession
The main issue the U.S. and Mexico argued over that led to the Mexican war was that the U.S. took Texas from MExico and was later making it a state,but Mexico felt that they should of got that land.
The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
Under the Mexican Cession created present day California,Nevada, and Utah which increased the size of the U.S. -
Texas Annexation
Annex means to take control of land and incorporate into a country,state,etc.
Americans moved to Texas because they offered new land to settlers,about 37 million acres. They were able to bring slaves and they wouldn't attack them or get rid of them. And they didn't have to follow american laws.
The Mexican Government was banning free African Americans from immigrating to Texas, and making Texas one religion.
Texas got independence by taking the land(War and Treaty) -
Texas Annexation
Texas economy was largely based on farming and ranching.
The U.S. didn't allow Texas to become a state because it could unbalance the slave states and free states giving the South have the advantage -
Gadsden Purchase
The U.S. agreed to purchase Texas because all of the settlers or slave owners went to Texas to live.
The U.S. paid 10 million for the Southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico
The continental boundaries of the U.S. were finally fixed,and Manifest Destiny was complete because they expanded all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
