1. The Not So Big Book of Westward Expansion

2. 13 Original Colonies/States 1607-1783

3. 13 Original Colonies/States 1607-1783
Immigrants came to the US and settled all along the Atlantic Coast. Each colony had different climate and resources

4. Northwest Territories 1783

5. Northwest Territories 1783
The Northwest Ordinance was passed by the Articles of Confederation. It set a pattern for orderly growth in the Northwest Territory.

6. Louisiana Purchase 1803
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon, the leader of France for $15 million. It doubled the size of the US.

7. Louisiana Purchase 1803
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon, the leader of France for $15 million. It doubled the size of the US.

8. Florida 1810

9. Florida 1810
US relations with Spain were tense. President Monroe ordered Spain to control the Seminoles in Florida. Spain ceded Florida to the US.

10. British Cession 1818, 1842

11. British Cession 1818, 1842
In the Convention of 1818 with the British, an agreement was made to set a boundary at the 49th parallel on the US and Canadian Border.

12. Texas 1845

13. Texas 1845
Texas joined the US by annexation in They became the 28th state in the US. James K Polk was president.

14. Oregon 1846

15. Oregon 1846
The US and Britain jointly occupied the Oregon Territory. They agreed to split the territory between them.

16. Mexican Cession 1848

17. Mexican Cession 1848
After the Mexican War, Mexico ceded land to the US. These states were California CA, Nevada NV, Utah UT, Arizona AZ, New Mexico NM, Colorado CO, and Wyoming WY.

18. Gadsden Purchase 1853

19. Gadsden Purchase 1853
The government of US asked Mexico to purchase this land to build a railroad. Mexico sold the land to the US for $10 million

20. Cede/Cession-
to surrender by treaty or agreement
Annex/Annexation-
the act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one
Manifest Destiny-
the belief that the US was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean