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US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
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* 1763 '''Treaty of Paris''' | * 1763 '''Treaty of Paris''' | ||
** settled the French-Indian War, expanding British holdings in North America | ** settled the French-Indian War, expanding British holdings in North America<br><br> | ||
* 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | * 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | ||
** ended American Revolution | ** ended American Revolution<br><br> | ||
* 1791 '''Vermont Republic''' | * 1791 '''Vermont Republic''' | ||
** Vermont | ** Vermont was an independent republic 1777-1791<br><br> | ||
* 1802 Louisiana Purchase | * 1802 Louisiana Purchase | ||
** from Mississippi River to the north & west, those borders undefined | ** from Mississippi River to the north & west, those borders undefined<br><br> | ||
* 1815 '''Treaty of Ghent''' | * 1815 '''Treaty of Ghent''' | ||
** settled War of 1812 | ** settled War of 1812<br><br> | ||
* 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | * 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | ||
** created 49th parallel agreement | ** created 49th parallel agreement<br><br> | ||
* 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | * 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | ||
** acquisition of Florida from Spain | ** acquisition of Florida from Spain<br><br> | ||
* 1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty''' | * 1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty'''<br><br> | ||
* 1845 Texas annexation | * 1845 Texas annexation | ||
** Republic of Texas entered Union | ** Republic of Texas entered Union<br><br> | ||
* 1846 '''Oregon Treaty''' | * 1846 '''Oregon Treaty''' | ||
* 1848 '''Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo''' | ** Britain recognized US ownership of "Oregon Lands" <br><br> | ||
** settled Mexican-American War, "Mexican cession" of | * 1848 '''Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo'''<br><br> | ||
** settled Mexican-American War, "Mexican cession" of modern Southwest US, UT, NV & CA<br><br> | |||
* 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | * 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | ||
** US acquired additional lands south of NM and AZ from Mexico | |||
* 1867 '''Alaska Purchase''' | * 1867 '''Alaska Purchase''' | ||
** purchased from Russia <br><br> | |||
* 1898 '''Treaty of Paris''' | * 1898 '''Treaty of Paris''' | ||
** settled Spanish-American War (Puerto Rico & Philippines) | ** settled Spanish-American War (Puerto Rico & Philippines)<br><br> | ||
* 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii''' | * 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii''' | ||
** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii | ** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii<br><br> | ||
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'''BIG IDEAS''' | '''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
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* land claims, economic opportunities | * land claims, economic opportunities | ||
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<big>''' '''</big> | <big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Nai '''</big> | ||
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** Britain ceded the original 13 colonies and corresponding territories west to the Mississippi River | ** Britain ceded the original 13 colonies and corresponding territories west to the Mississippi River | ||
** the cessation included the Northwestern Territory, including the Ohio Valley, and the upper-midwest below the Great Lakes | ** the cessation included the Northwestern Territory, including the Ohio Valley, and the upper-midwest below the Great Lakes | ||
* 1791 '''Vermont Republic''' | |||
** Vermont had declared itself an independent state in 1777 | |||
** was admitted to the Union in 1791 | |||
** the admission settled claims by New York on Vermont lands | |||
* 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | * 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | ||
** Britain ceded land northwest of the Northwest Territory (western modern MN and north & east ND) | ** Britain ceded land northwest of the Northwest Territory (western modern MN and north & east ND) | ||