2. “American Progress” by John Gast, 1872

3.  President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase for $15 million  OVER doubling the size of the United States.  He purchased the land from the French in order to control New Orleans: the port at the opening of the Mississippi River Louisiana Purchase

6. “Govern or Get Out” says President James Monroe

7. FLORIDA  Slaves from GA running to FL  Andrew Jackson chase Seminoles out of GA  Captured Florida  Treaty: Spain leaves FL  US pays $5 million

8. Texas is an independent country because of the War with Mexico. What should the United States do now?

9. From Mexican Territory to US State

10. TEXAS  Great for growing cotton  US start a colony—Stephen Austin  Americans disrespected Mexican law-war begins  The Alamo—Americans lost  More troops sent in Americans win-”remember the Alamo”—Santa Anna loses  Sam Houston becomes governor

12. The Oregon Dispute: 54’ 40º or Fight!  By the mid- 1840s, “Oregon Fever” was spurred on by the promise of free land.  The joint British- U. S. occupation ended in 1846.

13. Oregon Country

14. OREGON  Russia, Spain, Great Britain, US  President Polk---54 40 or fight!  Russia & Spain gave up claim  Treaty w/Britain at 49 parallel

16. Manifest Destiny in Mexico

17. The Mexican War- Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago  Border Texans claims the Rio Grande River/Mexico-Nueces River  Sent armies from all colonies to fight this war Much death, debt, destruction  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war- $15 million for Mexican Session Got CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO Rio Grande border for Texas

19. GADSDEN PURCHASE- flat land which was good for the railroads heading West- bought for $10 Million

20. Oregon Country  John Gadsden  $10 million  From Mexico  To use for railroad travel

21. Territorial Growth to 1853