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1763 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
* settled the French-Indian War, expanding British holdings in North America<br><br> | |||
1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
* ended American Revolution<br><br> | |||
1791 '''Vermont Republic''' | |||
* Vermont was an independent republic 1777-1791<br><br> | |||
1802 Louisiana Purchase | |||
* from Mississippi River to the north & west, those borders undefined<br><br> | |||
1815 '''Treaty of Ghent''' | |||
* settled War of 1812<br><br> | |||
1818 '''Treaty of 1818''' | |||
* created 49th parallel agreement<br><br> | |||
1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty''' | |||
* acquisition of Florida from Spain<br><br> | |||
1842 '''Webster–Ashburton Treaty'''<br><br> | |||
1845 Texas annexation | |||
* Republic of Texas entered Union<br><br> | |||
1846 '''Oregon Treaty''' | |||
* Britain recognized US ownership of "Oregon Lands" <br><br> | |||
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''' | |||
* US acquired additional lands south of NM and AZ from Mexico | |||
1867 '''Alaska Purchase''' | |||
* purchased from Russia <br><br> | |||
1898 '''Treaty of Paris''' | |||
* settled Spanish-American War (Puerto Rico & Philippines)<br><br> | |||
1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii''' | |||
* the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii<br><br> | |||
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* trade, especially in Pacific Ocean expansion | * trade, especially in Pacific Ocean expansion | ||
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<big>'''Colonial expansion '''</big> | <big>'''Colonial expansion '''</big> | ||
* English settlers pushing westward from coastal settlements | * English settlers pushing westward from coastal settlements | ||
** created conflict with Native Americans | ** created conflict with Native Americans | ||
** | ** created conflict between Native Americans tribes and confederations | ||
** created conflict with French and its fur trade with Native Americans | |||
** led directly to French-Indian War | |||
** Proclamation of 1763 forbade American colonists from settling west of the Appalachians | |||
*** = British attempt to control colonials westward push <br><br> | |||
* Spanish/French settlement in current US areas was limited | |||
** their colonial impulse was for trade (French) and religious conversion of Native Americans (Spanish) | |||
** English colonials sought settlement and populations grew rapidly | |||
<big>'''Exploration, fur trade, land '''</big> | |||
** '''Daniel Boone''' (1734-1820) and ''trailblazers'', ''frontiersmen'' | |||
** ''frontier culture'' and ''folk heroes'' | |||
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<big>'''Northwest Ordinance of 1787'''</big> | |||
* the new nation recognized need to organize territorial expansion | |||
* drove further claims westward | |||
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<big>'''Manifest Destiny '''</big> | <big>'''Manifest Destiny '''</big> | ||
* Republic of Texas declared after | |||
* westward extension of railroads drove western settlement | * westward extension of railroads drove western settlement | ||
* resulted in political disagreement/ sectionalism over expansion of free and slave territories and states | |||
* '''Mexican-American War''' of 1846 | |||
* '''California Gold Rush''' of 1849 | |||
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<big>'''Civil War impact'''</big> | |||
* '''Transcontinental railroad''' | |||
* '''Homestead Act of 1862''' | |||
** ''Homesteaders'' and ''pioneers'' | |||
** "land grants" of up to 160 acres | |||
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<big>'''Impact of technologies '''</big> | |||
* steam power | |||
** first used on boats in late 17th century | |||
** railroads (starting 1820s) | |||
* telegraph (1830s) & telephone (1870s) | |||
* electricity | |||
* automobiles & airplanes (starting early 20th century) | |||
* American commercial and technological dominance (''space race'', | |||
<big>'''Overseas expansion & acquisitions '''</big> | |||
* transoceanic trade | |||
** especially with introduction of steam boats | |||
*** = created need for coaling stations for refueling across Pacific Ocean | |||
* Panama Canal as outgrowth of Spanish-American War | |||
* industrialization | |||
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition from European powers'''</big> | <big>'''Expansion via acquisition from European powers'''</big> | ||
* Eastern Louisiana Territory, Ohio Valley & Northwest Territory from Britain | |||
* '''Louisiana Territory''' and Florida acquisitions | |||
* Mexican-American War | |||
* Spanish-American War | |||
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans '''</big> | <big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans '''</big> | ||
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<big>''' '''</big> | <big>'''Twentieth Century US overseas interventions '''</big> | ||
* foreign loans and direct investment (1910s '''Gunboat diplomacy''' & later 20th century US business dominance) | |||
* petroleum & mining investments | |||
* WWII | |||
** US bases around world following the War | |||
** American commercial & cultural dominance | |||
*** IBM, GM, Ford | |||
*** Hollywood & music industry (popular culture) | |||
*** internet, Microsoft, Google | |||
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<big>''' '''</big> | <big>''' '''</big> | ||