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Manifest Destiny Expanding West

Louisiana Purchase 1803 President Jefferson purchases from Napoleon of France $15 million about 3 cents/acre Became 14 states Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains

Why is it significant? Doubled the size of the U.S. Cheap land

Florida 1819 After Seminole Wars Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain for $5 million and US gives up claims to Texas after Louisiana Purchase

Why did we want it? To expand south To stop slaves from escaping

Oregon Treaty President Polk negotiates treaty with the British Set border of Canada and US at 49 th Parallel

Why was it important? Created the modern border with Canada

Texas Moses Austin makes a deal with the Spanish to settle land by starting a colony Dies & son Stephen Austin begins colony 1823 *Mexico becomes independent Spain in 1821 so now there is a problem with deal

Texas Revolution Under agreement: 1. 1.Must become Roman Catholic 2. Must swear allegiance to Mexico & give up US citizenship 3. Be on land 7 years 4. Must speak Spanish

Texas Revolution Mexico new president: Santa Anna March 2, Texas declares independence

Major Battles Alamo: mission converted to military area Mexicans storm fort & kill almost all of the 200 Americans Davey Crockett Battle San Jacinto: Capture Santa Anna Texas Free!

Annexation of Texas Sam Houston president of Texas Remain independent 9 years Annexed in Dec and becomes a State

Mexican American War Polk tries to negotiate buying New Mexico & making border at the Rio Grande Mexico refuses & war declared May 1846 Bear Flag Revolt: seize part of California

Mexican American War By Sept General Zachary Taylor makes it to Mexico City Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: 1848 Mexican Cession: New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Nevada US pays $15 million Gadsden Purchase 1853: changed border

Gold Rush 1849 People move west to California in search of gold Importance: moves population out west

Alaska Russia owns it and needs money after Crimean War William Seward (Sec. of State under A. Johnson) purchases it for $7.2 million in 1867 Seward’s Folly/Icebox: People thought it was a wasteland and expensive Important: has gold and oil Alaska becomes a state in 1959

Midway Islands In Pacific Important: have bases in Pacific for WWII