1. United States History Notes Review Unit: Territorial Expansion

2. 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

3. Original United States

4. 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

5. Louisiana Purchase

6. 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

7. Florida

8. 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)

9. Texas

10. Oregon Boundary dispute w/ Great Britain
Peaceful agreement made in 1846

11. Oregon

12. 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

13. Mexican Cession

14. Gadsden Purchase
Small chunk of land in Southern California and Arizona
Bought from Mexico for a railroad in 1853
$10 million

15. Gadsden Purchase