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Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the British enacted the Proclamation of 1763. It stated that American colonists could not go beyond the Appalachian Mountains, even though they won land from the War. Americans were eager to move west and started to defy British rule. -
Northwest Territory
The land ordinance of 1785 provided income for the government by selling plots of land for no more than $1. This encouraged westward migration for American people. then, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 devised a plan for establishing settlements as more people arrived. -
Loisiana Purchase
Robert Livingston and James Monroe agreed to buy all of the Louisiana territory for $15 million. This purchase almost doubled the size of the old U.S. Because of this, many federalists feared that an expanded U.S. would dilute their New England based political power. -
Red River Basin
Due to the Convention of 1818, Great Britain and the U.S. would settle the issues of the Treaty of Ghent. The new treaty stated that they would both occupy the Oregon territory(until 1846), and clarified northern border of the Louisiana purchase. -
West and East Florida
The Adams-Onis treaty stated that Mexico would give Florida to the U.S. in exchange for $5 million in damages. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
this treaty was designed to define the border between America and Canada. -
Texas Annexation
When the approval passed for Texas to become a state, many Spaniards were angered and tension was growing between these two North American countries. -
Mexican Cession
After the Mexican-American War, the Spanish lost much land to the U.S. In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the terms of the land transfer was stated. With the new land, many people wondered if slavery would continue into these lands. -
Oregon Territory
With the withdrawal of Spain and Russia, Oregon was left to the United States and Great Britain. George Vancouver and Captain James Cook explored the coastline and the Hudson Bay Company set up many fur-trading posts. -
Gadsden Purchase
In the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the U.S. and Mexico disagreed on the terms of land gained. In this purchase, the U.S. bought questionable land from the Spanish to end diplomatic tension. -
Alaska
William H. Seward bought Alaska for $7.2 million from Russia. Many people called this “Seward’s icebox” because it was cold and desolate. But, gold and oil were discovered and it proved to be a bargain.Alaska was ⅕ the size of the U.S. -
Hawaii
In 1893, Samuel Dole and a group of American planters organized a coup and dethroned the queen, Liliuokalani. When asked to annex Hawaii, Grover Cleveland opposed the annexation. But, when William McKinley took office, he granted their request and Hawaii became part of the union.
