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United States History Notes Review Unit: Territorial Expansion
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Original United States
13 colonies until 1775 Revolutionary War : Colonists won war and 13 Colonies became USA (13 states) Boundary: Atlantic to Miss. River (except Florida) Northwest Ordinance: 60,000 people to apply for statehood
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Original United States
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Louisiana Purchase 1803: President Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans and western Florida from France France wanted to sell all of their land (Miss. River to Rocky Mtns.) $15 million
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Louisiana Purchase
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Florida Americans living there were causing the Spanish government trouble Spain was too weak to control it and gave the territory to the US Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 $5 million
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Florida
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Texas Americans living there declared their independence from Mexico
Americans attacked by Mexico at the Alamo Americans retaliated at San Jacinto River Americans won and set up Republic of Texas (1836) US annexed Republic in 1845 and it became a state (angered Mexico)
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Texas
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Oregon Boundary dispute w/ Great Britain
Peaceful agreement made in 1846
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Oregon
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Mexican Cession War w/ Mexico (upset over Texas becoming a state and disputed border) US won Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo $15 million Rockies to Pacific Mexicans could stay and become US citizens
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Mexican Cession
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Gadsden Purchase Small chunk of land in Southern California and Arizona Bought from Mexico for a railroad in 1853 $10 million
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Gadsden Purchase
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