Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny First said by newspaper editor, John O’Sullivan in 1845… “ Manifest Destiny” was a term used during westward expansion and a belief that is was the United States’ destiny and God’s plan to stretch from coast to coast (Atlantic to Pacific Ocean).

Westward Expansion The United States expanded at an astonishing rate, acquiring land through wars with England and Mexico and by negotiating the Louisiana Purchase and Oregon Treaty. How does a country grow to 20 times its original size in less than 100 years?

United States Land Acquisitions Treaty of Paris (Revolutionary War) – 1783 = 13 Colonies Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Louisiana Purchase – 1803 = 17 FUTURE states. Treaty of Adams-Onis – Florida Oregon Treaty – 1846 = 5 FUTURE states. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – 1848 = 10 FUTURE states. Gadsden Purchase – 1853 – Bottom portions of Arizona (24%) and New Mexico.

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United States Land Acquisitions

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Louisiana Purchase In 1803, U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15 million from France. The Louisiana territory encompassed all or part of 17 present U.S. states. EFFECT = Doubles the size of the United States. President = Thomas Jefferson Estimated cost = 3 cents per acre

Mexican-American War ( ) War between Mexico and the United States. The two countries were fighting over… L A N D Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ENDS the war. EFFECTS: U.S. WINS LAND Mexico gets $15 million from the U.S.

Gold Rush Gold was discovered in California in 1849 at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory in increased from 1,000 to 100,000.

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Homestead Act (1862) The Homestead Ac t of 1862, was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, It provided 160 acres of land.

Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile railroad line constructed between 1863 and The Central Pacific Railroad built from California eastward. The Union Pacific Railroad built from Nebraska westward. The two railroads met in Promontory, Utah in EFFECT – connected the East to the West and accelerated western expansion.

Transcontinental Railroad