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Proclamation of 1763
This Document was created in 1763 by the British. This document was made specifically to stop immigration west of the Appalachian Mountains so that the British would be the first to expand and explore in the land. It was also made to prevent conflict with the indians. -
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Northwest Territory
The old northwest was north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes. The sale of this territory was aimed towards private individuals. In the New Northwest territory, slavery was excluded permanently. The Old Northwest eventually became the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. -
Louisiana Purchase
This act took place in the spring of 1803. The original idea of obtaining land from the French was America offering no more than 10 million dollars for New Orleans and Florida. Although this was the original plan, America was offered an irresistible deal. The deal of the Louisiana Purchase was when two Americans, Livingston and Monroe, compromised with France. This deal consisted of America buying the Louisiana territory for 15 million dollars. Because of this purchase, the United States almost -
Red River Basin
Treaty signed between Great Britain and the United States. The treaty said that the United States and Britain would jointly occupy the Oregon Territory and specified the area of the Louisiana Purchase. The Red River Basin was some of the land aquired from this treaty. It is now part of North Dakota and Minnesota. -
West & East Florida
Treaty signed in 1819 by the United States to obtain western and eastern Florida. This was because Spain gave the United States a land exchange for Texas. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
An 1842 treaty that solved border problems between British North American colonies and the United States. Some places it solved border problems was the Maine border, and between Lake Superior and Lake of the woods. -
Texas Annexation
Texas became part of the Union in December of 1845. Texas would be considered another slave state. The north had anti-expansionist views even though annexation was ideal for the south. -
Oregon Territory
The Oregon territory was joint occupation between Britain and the United States in 1818. The “mountain men” and merchant mariners shared this land with the Indians. However, this treaty did not last very long. Problems began to rise between Europe and the United states, discontinuing the joint occupation. -
Mexican Cessation
This refers to the land that was surrended by Mexico after the Mexican war. The land that the United States obtained was most of the SouthWest region which extended from California to New Mexico. -
Gadsden Purchase
Part of present day Arizona and New Mexico. This area included land that would be use to create a southern continental railroad. -
Alaska
In 1866 the Russian government offered the Alaskan territory to the United States.Edouard de Stoekl, the Russian minister negotiated a deal. On March 30, 1867, the two sides agreed that the United States would buy the Alaskan territory for $7.2 million dollars from Russia. This agreement was formally concluded with the Treaty of Cession sign by Tzar Alexander II. -
Hawaii
Obtaining Hawaii started with the Sugar Trade. Then, in 1890 the McKinley Tariff increased import rates on foreign goods. However, in 1893 when planters though of overthrowing the Queen, President Cleveland stated that the Americans were acting in a shameful manner. This delayed the annexation of Hawaii. When war broke out with Spain, the military had an advantage due to the Hawaiian naval bases. The Hawaii lands were signed under a joint resolution and stayed a territory until it was declared t
