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US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History (view source)
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** 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) | ||
** US ceded lands north of the 49th parallel above modern MT | ** US ceded lands north of the 49th parallel above modern MT | ||
** established the 49th parallel as the border of US and Canada | ** established the 49th parallel as the border of US and Canada from MN to the Rocky Mountains (leaving Oregon Country in joint-control) | ||
** called for "joint occupation" by British and Americans of '''Oregon Country''' (northwest corner of present US, including OR, WA, ID) | |||
* 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | * 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | ||
** Spain ceded Florida to the US | ** Spain ceded Florida to the US | ||
* 1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty''' | * 1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty''' | ||
** settled border disputes along modern US-Canadian border, including in the modern states of ME, MN, MT, ID & WA (reaffirming the 49th parallel) | ** settled border disputes along modern US-Canadian border, including in the modern states of ME, MN, MT, ID & WA (reaffirming the 49th parallel) | ||
* 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | * 1846 '''Oregon Treaty''' | ||
** Britain ceded claims to "Oregon Country," setting the 49th parallel across to the Pacific Ocean as the northern border | |||
** Oregon Country included modern OR, WA, ID and parts of WY and MT | |||
* 1848 '''Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo''' | |||
* 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | * 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | ||
** negotiated after the Mexican-American war to purchase Mexican territory in the south of modern AZ and southwest area of NM | ** negotiated after the Mexican-American war to purchase Mexican territory in the south of modern AZ and southwest area of NM | ||