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Treaty of Paris
Date: 1783
President: None
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and formally recognized America as an independent nation. The U.S. gained the territory through the treaty, The treaty was signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and David Hartley. The U.S. wanted to control the territory to recognize American independence. -
Jay's Treaty
Date: 1794
President: George Washington
Jays treaty was signed by American statesman John Jay, It eliminated British control of western ports and gave the Americans limited rights to trade in the West Indies. The U.S. gained back rights that the British had taken away and used the land to trade with different countries. -
Lousiana Purchase
Date: 1803
President: Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana Purchase was the transfer of land from the French to the Americans. The territory was from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and cost around $15 million. Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land to the U.S. because they did not have enough money to defend themselves from the British. Jefferson wanted the land in order to explore the territory. -
Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea Expedition
Date: 1804
President: Thomas Jefferson
The Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea Expedition to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean and to chart all the unknown lands, plants and animals they encountered. The U.S. gained the territory by buying the lands from France. Lewis and Clark were appointed by the government to go on the expedition and on their way they met Sacajawea, a Shoshone Indian, helped them on their journey. -
National Road
Date: 1811
President: James Madison
National Road was the first road to be federally funded and was made to connect Cumberland, Maryland to the Ohio river. The Road was built from 1811 to 1834. It was called "The Main Street of America" -
Anglo-American Convention of 1818
Date: 1818
President: James Monroe
The Anglo-American Convention of 1818 set boundaries between the U.S. and the soon to be Canada territory. Britain sent Charles Bagot to the U.S. to meet with Secretary of State James Monroe. They came to an agreement and ratified it on April 28. 1818. -
Adam-Onis Treaty
Date: 1819
President: James Monroe
The U.S buys Florida from Spain for 5 million dollars. The U.S also claims Texas. The treaty was named after John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onis of Spain and was signed in February 22, 1819 -
Sante Fe Trail
Date: 1821
President: James Monroe
The Santa Fe Trail is opened by William Becknell. The trail connects New Mexico to Missouri and allows trade between the various states of the U.S. and helps make transportation easier. -
Indian Removal Act
Date: 1830
President: Andrew Jackson
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans to move from their native lands to lands in the west. Jackson thought that the Indians needed his help and that he was bettering life for them. By 1837 46,000 Native American were removed from their lands. -
Black Hawk War
Date: 1832
President: Andrew Jackson
The war was led by Sauk Indian Black Hawk, a thousand Indians followed him back to their native lands after being forced to move by the Indian Removal Act. The Indians just wanted to plant some seeds, but militia men attacked the Black Hawk and things became uneasy between the two groups. Black Hawk and his son surrendered and were put in prison until August 1833. -
Oregon Trail
Date: 1836
President: Andrew Jackson
The Oregon Trail was discovered in 1824 by Jedediah Smith and Thomas Fitzpatrick. The trail was meant for wagons but was soon people began to use different methods of transportation. -
Annexation Of Texas
Date: 1845
President: John Tyler
Britain didnt really like the idea of U.S. growing bigger but they did not want to add Texas to their Empire.The government of Mexico agreed to acknowledge the independence of Texas on condition that she not annex herself to any country. U.S. Congress voted for annexation and a state constitution, drawn up by the convention, was ratified in October 1845. -
Mormon Trek
Date: 1846-47
President: James Polk
The Mormon Trek was led by Brigham Young and his 3,000 followers. The Mormons wanted to reach Utah before winter, but they had a hard time because of the bad weather. On June of 1846, the first group of Mormons reached the Missouri River. Young decided that they should not try to get to Utah by the time they intended because it was impossible so they stayed in Missouri until spring.
By the time they had reached their destination 400 Mormons had died. -
Mexican-American War begins
Date: 1846
President: James Polk
The Mexican-American War was the first conflict that was caused by Manifest Destiny. Americans moved west into lands that weren't part of the U.S. Because of this we gained California, Nevada and Arizona -
Oregon Treaty
Date: 1846
President: James Polk
The Oregon Treaty ended joint occupancy of the Pacific Northwest between Great Britain and the U.S after 28 years. On August 14, 1848, Congress formally established the Oregon Territory, which are now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. -
California Gold Rush
Date: 1848
President: James Polk
James Marshall and his crew were building a saw mill for John Sutter when Marshall discovered a few gold nuggets in the dirt. The discovery was made public on the March 15 issue of "The Californian" in San Francisco. -
Gadsden Purchase
Date: 1853
President: Franklin Pierce
James Gadsden was the grandson of Christopher Gadsden who was a South Carolina Revolutionary soldier. The Gadsden Purchase was an area of 45,535 square miles. The land was nearly 30,000,000 acres and only cost about thirty-three cents an acre. The U.S. wanted to buy enough territory from Mexico to build a railroad to the Gulf of California. -
Ports of Entry Act
Date: 1865
President: Abraham Lincoln
The Port of Entry Act was created to keep outside countries from taking the fish from the Marshall Islands. It also regulated the amount of cargo that a ship could transport. -
Russian Treaty of 1867
Date: 1867
President: Andrew Johnson
On March 30, 1867, the U.S. purchased Alaska for $7.2 million. It was signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the U.S. Edouard de Stoeckl. The U.S. gained Alaska and is still part of the U.S. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Date: 1868
President: Andrew Johnson
This treaty stated that The black Hills was a part of the Great Sioux Reservation. But when Americans found gold, they began to invade the lands. -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and the Kingdom of Hawaii
Date: 1893
President: Benjamin Harrison
A group of American sugar planters under the control of Sanford Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, and created a new government with Dole as president. The U.S. gained the Hawaiian islands and used them for their resources and built naval bases on the islands. -
Spanish-American War
Date: 1898
President: William McKinley
The U.S declared war on Spain after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in the Havana harbor. The war when the Treaty of Paris was signed and the U.S. gained control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and many more islands. The U.S put military bases in them.The Philippines is the only one not under U.S control anymore. -
Tearty of Berlin
Date: 1899
President: Wlliam McKinley
The U.S signed a treaty with Germany and Britain that gave them control over the island of Samoa. The U.S was given access to some of Samoa. The land is still used by the U.S as a military base. -
Philippine-American War
Date: 1901
President: William McKinley
The U.S. purchased the Philippines from the Spanish but the Filipinos. Eventually, the Filipinos got there independence on July 4, 1946. -
Purchase of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas
Date: 1917
President: Woodrow Wilson
The U.S. purchased these islands from Denmark for $25 million. The People who live there are U.S citzens and are under our same government to this day. -
League of Nations Mandate
Date:1947
President: Harry Truman
The U.S gained the region of Micronesia made up of the Marianas, the Carolines, and the Marshalls. The U.S gained this after Japan lost WWII. These are still under U.S possession, but govern themselves. -
Treaty of San Francisco
Date:1952
President = Harry Truman
This treay made Japan take back all rights and claims on many countries like Taiwan, Korea Hong Kong, and Antarctica. the U.S did not gain any territory. -
Antarctic Treaty
Date: 1959
President:Dwight Eisenhower
Other Nations: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French Republic, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Union of South Africa, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of AmericaEvent Description:This treaty recognized that Antarctica will continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord. This treaty is still i -
Boundary Treaty of 1970
Date: 1970
President:Richard Nixon
This Treaty between the United States and Mexico settled all the boundary disputes and disagreements related to the Rio Grande border. the channel of the Rio Grande in the Hidalgo–Reynosa area was relocated. This made boundries offical so people knew how far to go in either country.
