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== List of major territorial acquisitions & treaties == | |||
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* 1763 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** settled the French-Indian War, expanding British holdings in North America | |||
* 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** ended American Revolution | |||
* 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 | |||
* 1802 Louisiana Purchase | |||
** from Mississippi River to the north & west, those borders undefined | |||
* 1815 '''Treaty of Ghent''' | |||
** settled War of 1812 | |||
* 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | |||
** created 49th parallel agreement | |||
* 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | |||
** acquisition of Florida from Spain | |||
* 1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty''' | |||
* 1845 Texas annexation | |||
** Republic of Texas entered Union | |||
* 1846 '''Oregon Treaty''' | |||
* 1848 '''Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo''' | |||
** settled Mexican-American War, "Mexican cession" of southwestern territory, includ | |||
* 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | |||
* 1867 '''Alaska Purchase''' | |||
* 1898 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** settled Spanish-American War (Puerto Rico & Philippines) | |||
* 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii''' | |||
** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii | |||
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'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big> | |||
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook | |||
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<big>'''connections'''</big> | |||
* how are events related? | |||
* what common themes occur across American history | |||
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=== British colonial expansion === | |||
* 1667 '''Treaty of Breda''' | |||
** Netherlands ceded "New Netherland" which the British renamed "New York" | |||
** Within New Netherland, the Dutch (Netherlands) had claimed coastal areas of modern RI, CT, NY, NJ and DE | |||
* 1715 '''Peace of Utrecht''' | |||
** settled European conflict | |||
** Britain seized control of the ''Asiento de Negros'' Spanish grants of right to engage in the African slave trade | |||
** France ceded Newfoundland (eastern coast of Canada) to the British | |||
* 1763 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** settled the French-Indian War | |||
** Britain took all French territories in modern Canada | |||
** France also ceded the eastern portion of the Louisiana Territory, which included lands from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River | |||
** Spain ceded "Eastern Florida" (the "Panhandle" region) | |||
=== US territorial expansion === | |||
* 1777 '''Vermont Republic''' | |||
* 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** 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 | |||
* 1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | |||
** 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 | |||
** 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''' | |||
** Spain ceded Florida to the US | |||
* 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) | |||
* 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''' | |||
** settled Mexican-American War | |||
** "Mexican cession" of southwestern territory, called "Alta California | |||
*** included modern NM, AZ, UT, NV and CA and parts of modern CO and TX | |||
* 1853 '''Gadsden Purchase''' | |||
** negotiated after the Mexican-American war to purchase Mexican territory in the south of modern AZ and southwest area of NM | |||
** includes modern AZ cities of Yuma & Tucson | |||
** cost was $10 million and motive for Mexico to sell it was likely to get the money before the Americans fully populated and/or seized it | |||
** US was motivated by railroad route through the region | |||
* 1867 '''Alaska Purchase''' from Russia for $7.2 million | |||
** Russian motives: | |||
*** Russia had originally exploited the region for its fur trade and never populated it | |||
*** by 1850s sea otters were hunted to near extinction | |||
*** the Russians understood Alaska would be difficult to defend against US or British attack | |||
*** they preferred to sell it to the US as a buffer against the British | |||
** US opponents called it "Seward's Folly" after Secretary of State Seward who negotiated the purchase | |||
** US proponents thought it would help promote trade with Asia | |||
** Alaska's extensive mineral deposits were not yet discovered (starting with ''Klondike Gold Rush'' in 1896) | |||
** Alaska became a state in 1948 | |||
* 1898 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
** settled Spanish-American War | |||
** Spain recognized an independent Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam to the US | |||
** US compensated Spain for the cessations $20 million | |||
** ''Philippine-American War'', or "Tagalog Insurgency" ensued from 1986-1902 | |||
*** Philippine nationalists sought full independence | |||
*** pockets of resistance continued until 1913 | |||
** Philippines remained an American territory until 1946 | |||
* 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii''' | |||
** throughout the 1800s, Americans settled in Hawaii for sugar planting and trade | |||
** the ''Republic of Hawaii'' was created by white Americans in 1984 after overthrowing the indigenous Hawaiian Kingdom | |||
*** large plantation owners, led by Sanford Ballard Dole of the Dole fruit company, orchestrated the coup | |||
*** see [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy (History.com)] or [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-white-planters-usurped-last-hawaiian-queen How white planters usurped Hawaii's last queen (NationalGeographic.com)] | |||
** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii | |||
** the Territory of Hawaii was established in 1900 | |||
** Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959 | |||
=== Acquisition or takeover of Native American lands === | |||
* Northwestern Territory | |||
* Georgia | |||
* Oklahoma | |||
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=== Pacific Island and other acquisitions === | |||
* 1856 '''Guano Islands Act''' | |||
** Congress declared that US citizens could take possession of any unclaimed "guano" islands and would receive US government protection | |||
** were islands that held "guano" deposits (used as fertilizer and saltpeter, an ingredient in gunpowder) | |||
** about 100 claims were made in Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific waters | |||
* 1867 '''Midway Atoll''' | |||
** originally claimed under the Guano Islands Act, Midway islands were officially annexed by the US in 1867 | |||
** Midway served as important US Naval base | |||
* 1903 '''Panama Canal Zone''' | |||
** US seized the "Canal Zone" from Columbia in 1903 by supporting Panamanian independence from Columbia with support of US warships | |||
*** the Canal Zone was receded to Panama in 1999 | |||
[[File:Territorial-acquisition-uscensus-bureau.jpg|thumb|Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions and dates of statehood, probably created in the 1970s]] | |||
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Revision as of 18:42, 28 May 2021
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History
Objective:
- overview of core ideas for understanding historical times, persons, places, and events in U.S. History
Index
U.S. History course pages:
US History periods timeline & major concepts & themes[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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BIG IDEAS What does it MEAN?
connections
causality
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"The American Experience"[edit | edit source]
colonialism & push-pull factors[edit | edit source]
>> build out American colonial perceptions viz Britain[edit | edit source]
Enlightenment ideas[edit | edit source]Declaration of Independence[edit | edit source]self-governance/ self-government[edit | edit source]
faction & disagreement[edit | edit source]
Constitution[edit | edit source]
Bill of Rights[edit | edit source]
Electoral College[edit | edit source]Two-party system[edit | edit source]slavery[edit | edit source]
"frontier" western expansion[edit | edit source]
religious awakenings[edit | edit source]
politics & democracy[edit | edit source]
dissent[edit | edit source]reform movements[edit | edit source]
economics[edit | edit source]
panics, recessions, depressions[edit | edit source]
private v public lives of Americans[edit | edit source]to do/ sort[edit | edit source]
distance and time
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List of major territorial acquisitions & treaties[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events | |
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BIG IDEAS What does it MEAN?
connections
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British colonial expansion[edit | edit source]
US territorial expansion[edit | edit source]
Acquisition or takeover of Native American lands[edit | edit source]
Pacific Island and other acquisitions[edit | edit source]
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