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Westward Expansion
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Louisiana Purchase
U.S.A. added the Louisiana territory to the union. Jefferson bought the territory from the french; doubled the size of the union. -
Treaty of 1818
Used to settle boundries between US and Britain; boundary involved the 49th parallel north -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty between US and Spain. Gave US Florida territory and set border between US and New Spain (Mexico) -
Texas Annexation
After gaining their independence from The Republic of Mexico, Texas wanted to be added into the US. The US approved the Annexation of Texas and then became a state. -
Mexican Cession
After the war between the US and Mexico, the two countries signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. This recoganized Texas as a US state and Mexico ceded a large chunk of land to the US for 15 million dollars -
Gadsden Purchase
James Gadsden signed a treaty with Mexico that would give the US what is now southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico -
Oregon Territory
The Oregon Territory was recognized as a US state with its capital being in Salem. US territory was given by Britain in the Oregon Treaty. This treaty said that anything south of the 49th parallel belongs to the US. This treaty of signed in 1846
