1. Explain the meaning of this painting.
2. Describe what 2 symbols in the painting represent.
US
Expansion
1789-1867
Land
Date
Acquired
Acquired
From
How land was acquired
Louisiana
Purchase
Florida
Texas
Oregon
Mexican
Cession
Manifest Destiny:
belief that the United States had a mission to expand
its borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Gadsden
Purchase
Alaska
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Land Acquired between 1783-1853
Land
Louisiana
Purchase
Date
Acquired
Acquired
From
(1803)
France
How land was acquired
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Florida
Pres. Jefferson purchased from
France for $15 million. Gain control of
New Orleans and Mississippi River
Adams-Onis Treaty. US gave
up claims to Texas
Florida
(1819)
Spain
Texas
(1845)
Independent 1836 Texas declares
independence & requests
admission to the union
Oregon
(1846)
Britain
Treaty that extended the 49th
parallel to the Pacific Ocean
Mexican
Cession
(1848)
Mexico
War with Mexico led to the
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Gadsden
Purchase
(1853)
Mexico
Purchased to build a railroad
Russia
Purchased because Russia
short of money
Alaska
(1867)
• 1819- Adams-Onis Treaty
• Spain was weak and couldn’t protect Florida
• Signed Treaty ceding (giving) Florida to US
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Texas War of Independence
Texas
became its
own country
from 1836 to
1845.
Texas originally
part of Mexico
Americans began
moving into Texas
in the 1820’s and
brought their
slaves with them.
Congress
annexes
(adds) Texas
as a U.S.
state in 1845.
Texans wanted
independence
Revolts against
Mexico and wins
independence in
1836
Texas War of Independence
•Potential war with
Britain over Oregon
Country
Mexican American War and
the Mexican Cession
•President Polk’s
campaign slogan
was 54,40 or
fight…
•Treaty with Great
Britain in 1846
divided territory at
the 49th parallel
Mexican War
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Effects of the War
1.Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico ceded (gives) the Mexican
Cession to U.S.
U.S. paid Mexico $15 million
US gains all of West Coast including
California which becomes a state in
1850
Gadsden’s Purchase- 1853
• Bought from Mexico for 10
Million
• Wanted to build Southern
Transcontinental Railroad
•James K. Polk, Democrat
• President from 1845 to
1849
•Responsible for adding
more land then any other
President
•Annexed Texas
•Oregon Territory
•Mexican Cession
Picture/Polk
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Alaska- Seward’s Icebox
Secretary of State
William Seward
• Purchased
from Russia
• Wanted
military
bases on the
Pacific
Ocean
• Afraid British
would buy it
• Gold and Oil
Land
Hawaii
1893- American
businessmen
overthrow Queen
and establish their
own government
1897- The U.S.
annexes (adds)
Hawaii as a
territory
Louisiana
Purchase
Date
Acquired
Acquired
From
(1803)
France
How land was acquired
Pres. Jefferson purchased
from France for $15 million
Adams-Onis Treaty. US gave
up claims to Texas
Florida
(1819)
Spain
Texas
(1845)
Independent 1836 Texas declares
independence & requests
admission to the union
Oregon
(1846)
Britain
Treaty that extended the 49th
parallel to the Pacific Ocean
Mexican
Cession
(1848)
Mexico
War with Mexico led to the
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Gadsden
Purchase
(1853)
Mexico
Purchased to build a railroad
Alaska
(1867)
Russia
Purchased because Russia
was short of money.
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