1. Territorial Expansion be ready to label your map – write the red headings

2. Original 13 States

3. 1783: The United States Land received from Great Britain at the end of the Revolutionary War.

4. 1803: Louisiana Purchase Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 Million

5. 1818: Ceded by Britain Land received in a treaty with Great Britain

6. 1819: Florida Cession United States received Spanish Cession by agreeing to pay $5 million to Americans owed money by Spain.

7. 1845: Texas Annexation The United States acquired the Texas Annexation 10 years after the Lone Star Republic won independence from Mexico.

8. 1846: Oregon Country Obtained by treaty with Great Britain after 28 years of joint occupation.

9. 1848: Mexican Cession The United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican War and gained the Mexican Cession

10. 1853: Gadsden Purchase obtained from Mexico for $10 million, thereby providing a level route for a transcontinental railroad.

11. Color and put in your Geography Folder You will need 9 different colors

12. Geography Folder North America – in the beginning
The Thirteen Colonies
French and Indian War (2 maps on one page)
The United States in 1783
The United States in 1803
Western Expeditions: Lewis & Clark, Zebulon Pike
Multicolored Territorial Expansion

13. Territorial Expansion
1818: Treaty with GB
1846:
Oregon
Country
1803:
Louisiana
Purchase
1848:
Mexican
Cession
1783:
from GB
after
Amer.
Rev.
Original 13 States
1845:
Texas
Annexation
1853: Gadsden Purchase
1819: Spanish Cession