Manifest Destiny

Westward Expansion Review American Progress 1872, John Gast DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION Original 13 1607- Native Beginning with Jamestown, the Americans, colonies developed into 13 distinct Colonies 1776 Swedes, Dutch towns/areas. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION Original 13 13 colonies received independence and all states / French, land to the Mississippi River in the Treaty of territories 1783 Great Britain Paris at the end of the American Revolution and Natives in 1783. Britain took French lands at end of French and Indian War with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION U.S. bought this land to guarantee Louisiana 1803 Spain, access to the Mississippi River for Purchase France and Western farmers after Spain transferred Natives control to France in 1800. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION British Cession Britain and the U.S. agreed to make 49o (Red River 1818 Britain and the border between Canada and U.S. Cession; Natives Treaty of 1818) from Lake of the Woods in Minnesota to the Rockies DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION British Clearly defined borders were drawn Britain and between Maine and New Brunswick, Cession 1842 Natives and also in the Great Lakes area with (Webster- Ashburton Treaty) disputed lands in Wisconsin Territory divided between Britain and U.S.A. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRE OWNER OF ACQUISITION D West 1810- Spain, Madison claimed west Florida in Natives 1810, and the small region was Florida 1813 annexed by 1813 without much resistance. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION U.S. received Florida via the Adams-Onis East Florida 1819 Spain and Treaty after the U.S. complained that Spain Seminoles was not controlling Indian attacks on Americans or returning escaping slaves. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION Texas claimed status an independent Texas 1845 Republic of republic in 1836, but wasn’t annexed Texas, Mexico, until 45 due to fear over slavery issue. Spain, Natives Mexico still claimed more than half of Texas, which was resolved later in the Mexican-American War. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION Oregon A compromise with Britain over this Country 1846 Britain and disputed territory; U.S. made tariff Natives concessions to Britain, and land was divided at 49o. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION U.S. received land in the Treaty of Mexican 1848 Mexico & Guadalupe Hidalgo following American Natives victory in Mexican-American War. US paid Cession Mexico $15 million and gained California, New Mexico territory, and Texas. DATE PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TERRITORY ACQUIRED OWNER OF ACQUISITION Gadsden U.S. purchased this land for $10 million to Purchase 1853 Mexico provide a route for transcontinental railroad across southern border.