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Territorial Expansion: Enlarging The National State
Territorial Expansion: Enlarging The National State
Territory Original United States Date Acquired Previous Owner Method of Acquisition (Treaty, Annex., etc.) Important Facts Regarding Acquisition
Louisiana Purchase Following War of 1812, commissions met to resolve outstanding issues between GB and US. The Treaty of 1818, among other things, set the 49th parallel as border between US and British Canada by ceding land claim to US. Allowed for joint occupation of Oregon Country for the next decade.
British Cession
1818
Treaty
Florida
Texas
Oregon Country
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Key or Legend: Identify the Territorial Acquisitions on the map. Accurately draw in the border, label each territory and color code using a colored pencil.