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6-1: Territorial Expansion Louisiana Purchase- France wanted to sell
it to the U.S. for $15 million. The Louisiana Territory would double the
size of the U.S. and give us control over the Mississippi River
Controversial Issue- no place in the Constitution allowed the president to buy the land
U.S. Territory-1800
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson changed his views from strict constructionist to loose b/c it benefited the country
U.S. acquired the land and sent out the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Frontier- name give to the unsettled territories out west. Closed in 1890
Manifest Destiny- desire to control all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Led to U.S. expansionism for the rest of the 1800s
Texas Annexation Texas territory was controlled by Mexico
but many of the inhabitants were Americans who owned slave
1836 Texas wins its independence and is a free country from 1836-1845
Texas is peacefully annexed (taken over) by the U.S. in 1845 by Pres. Tyler
Annexation of Texas
Mexican American War 1846-48
Mexico was upset by losing Texas and Americans wanted to fulfill their Manifest Destiny desire
Pres. James K. Polk was an expansionist and went to war with Mexico
U.S. wins the war and pays $15 million for the Mexican Cession.
Mexican Cession
Gold Rush 1848 Gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in
California which led to the Gold Rush of 1849.
Thousands of Americans and Asians begin to flock to California
Gadsden Purchase- U.S. paid $10 million for small strip of land along Mexico for a Southern Transcontinental RR
California Gold Rush
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Territory U.S. and GB had shared the territory 1840s both countries claim to own more
land than the other “54-40 or Fight”- became a battle cry to go
to war over the area 1846 Settle set a dividing line along the 49th
Parallel
Oregon Dispute
Alaska (1867), Florida (1819) and Hawaii (1898)
United States Today
U.S. Expansionism U.S. drastically increased its size during the
1800s U.S. acquired territory through treaties,
purchases, annexation and war