Chapter 7: Conflicts of Empire Section 2: Disputes with the United States.
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Transcript of Chapter 7: Conflicts of Empire Section 2: Disputes with the United States.
Chapter 7: Conflicts of Empire
Section 2: Disputes with the United States
BellworkPretend you and a neighbor, with whom you are friends, have a disagreement over
who owns the land between your two homes. How might you resolve this
dispute?
The Growing U.S. Threat
•1775: The thirteen colonies begin a fight for independence from the British
The Growing U.S. Threat
Spain joins the fight against the British
The Growing U.S. Threat
• Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana won several victories against the British
Bernardo de Gálvez
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1783: U.S. gains its independence
•Republic—government in which the voters elect officials to represent them
The Growing U.S. Threat
• U.S. Settlers pushed to the Mississippi River, some even crossed into New Spain
The Growing U.S. Threat
•1800: France forces Spain to return Louisiana
•Spain allowed some Americans to move to Texas in order to boost the population there.
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1803: Louisiana Purchase—agreement that nearly doubled the size of the United States
Page from the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Louisiana commemorative state
quarter
Border Dispute in Texas
•Spanish become worry because they are now bordered by the U.S.
•U.S. growth a threat to Spanish control of Texas and Louisiana
United States of America
As a friend of Spain
Spain joins the fight against Great Britain during the American Revolution
As a threat to Spain
Growth of the U.S. is a threat
to Spanish control of Texas and Louisiana
Border Dispute in Texas
• Some US officials claim Rio Grande is western boundary
• Spain claims that it is at least the Arroyo Hondo
Border Dispute in Texas
•1806: Spanish LTC Simón de Herrera and US Gen. James Wilkinson meet
•Reach a temporary solution
Border Dispute in Texas
•The disputed area between Texas & Louisiana known as a Neutral Ground separated the U.S. from Texas
•Diplomats—officials that represent countries in foreign affairs
Border Dispute in Texas
• 1819: US and Spain sign the Adams-Onís Treaty:
– US gives up all claims to Texas
– U.S. gains the Neutral Ground and Florida
Dispute
Temporary Solution
Permanent Solution