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Manifest Destiny
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Treaty of Paris
The Americans sent three men to seek peace with France. This trio consisted of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. They were told not to make a seperate peace with England, but John Jay conversed with London, and soon England recognized America as it's own country and made peace with them. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance was about how they were going to divide up the Ohio Valley. The lands were surveyed and split up into square miles for one section. A town had to be 6x6 miles and section16 was specifically for a school to be built. -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This was about how new states would be made once people move out in that direction.In the beginning the land was not a state, it was just land owned by the United States. Once 60,000 people lived in an area, they could write a state constitution to be approved by Congress. If approved, it became a state. -
Jay's Treaty
It was made to avoid war with Britain. This treaty meant that the British would leave American frontier posts. -
Treaty of Grenville
The Indians signed (by use of force) the Treaty of Grenville. This treaty surrendered much of the Ohio Valley. -
Pinckney Treaty
This treaty was made with Spain. It allowed Americans to travel along the Mississippi River. It also gave them the previously disputed area of Florida. -
Louisiana
Napoleon of France bought Louisiana from Spain. It caused a problem because Jefferson needed to access the Mississippi River to reach Ohio. Jefferson sent Robert R. Livingston to offer 10 million dollars for a piece o Louisiana. -
The Louisiana Purchase
France had a counter-offer for him. He could buy the whole of Louisiana for 15 million dollars. -
The Lewis and Clark expedition
Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new land. They befriended the Indians and took notes of all the animals, plants, and the topography they saw. -
Zebulon Pike Expedition
Zebulon Pike explored the Spanish-owned areas of the American Southwest. He explored Colorado, New Mexico, Mexico, and Texas -
Treaty of 1818
This treaty drew the border between Canada and America. The border was at 49 degrees latitude from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. They shared Oregon. -
Nine frontier states joined the other thirteen
Nine new frontier states joined. The ratio of slave states to free states remained equal. Missouri wanted to join, but if it did, it would throw America out of balance. -
Florida Purchase Treaty
It was made between Spain and America. America paid 5 million dollars for Florida. Spain gae up their claim on Oregon and America gave up their claim on Texas. -
The Missouri Compromise
The compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state. It stated that slavery was prohibited above the 36'30 latitude line with the exception of Missouri. -
Moving to Texas
Stephen Austin led 300 families into Texas. The condidtions were they had to become Mexican citizens, become members of the Catholic Church, and no slavery. -
The Indian Removal Act
The military rounded up many Eastern Indian tribes and drove them westward. This was called the Trail of Tears. -
The Mormon Migration
The Mormons moved out to Utah after their leader, Joseph Smith, was murdered. The Mormons were made fun of and there was very much controversy over them, because of polygamy. Brigham Young was the one who led them out west. -
California Gold Rush
After Gold was found at Sutter's Mill in 1848 "Forty-Niners" flooded to California. More people made their fortunes from actually working to provide others with their wants and needs. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty ended the Mexican-American War. America got the land of California and the future states of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. The United States paid $15 million for the land and recieved $3.5 million from the debts of Mexico. -
The Gadsen Purchase
JAmes Gadsen was sent to Mexico to work out a deal for a piece of land needed for the transcontinental railroad. The purchase bought the southern part of Arizona and New Mexilco for $10 million.
