Teaching American History (TAH): Freedom and the Frontier Institute PSA: Westward Expansion (June 23, 2014) - Part I: Expansion Map & Chart After completing your map, work with your partner to complete the chart below. Name of Territory When was it How was it acquired? What prior information do you know acquired? concerning the territory? Original 13 Colonies Founded from 1607 Declared independence in 1776 to Major seaports (i.e., New York, Boston) to 1733; become the original thirteen United Bordered by Appalachians to the west Independent in 1776 States of America Three distinctive sections (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern) A: B: C: D: E: F: G: H: Teaching American History (TAH): Freedom and the Frontier Institute PSA: Westward Expansion (June 23, 2014) - Part I: Expansion Map & Chart (Target Responses) After completing your map, work with your partner to complete the chart below. Name of Territory When was it How was it acquired? What prior information do you know acquired? concerning the territory? Original 13 Colonies Founded from 1607 Declared independence in 1776 to become Major seaports (i.e., New York, Boston) to 1733; the original thirteen United States of Bordered by Appalachians to the west Independent in 1776 America Three distinctive sections (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern) A: Trans-Appalachia 1783 Ceded by Great Britain to the U.S. in the Can include any relevant information on Treaty of Paris that ended the geography, history, economy, etc. Revolutionary War B: Louisiana Purchase 1803 Purchased for $15 million from France to secure control of New Orleans and promote national security C: Red River Valley 1818 Ceded by Great Britain as part of the (North) British-American Convention that established the 49th parallel as a border D: Florida 1819 Purchased from Spain after Andrew Jackson’s invasion of the territory made it clear that Spain could not hold it E: Texas 1845 Independent republic since the Texas Revolution in 1836; annexed by the U.S. and admitted as a slave state F: Oregon Country 1846 U.S. and Great Britain negotiated to split control of the territory along the 49th parallel G: Mexican Cession 1848 Ceded by Mexico to the U.S. under the (California, Southwest) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War H: Gadsden Purchase 1853 Purchased for $10 million from Mexico as part of a plan to build a southern transcontinental railroad .