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Virginia and US History SOL map study: US expansion 1789-1959: Difference between revisions
Virginia and US History SOL map study: US expansion 1789-1959 (view source)
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|[[File:1803 United States 1803-04-1804-03.png|thumb|1803: showing the Louisiana Purchase, territories West of the Mississippi and north of Mexican lands | |[[File:1803 United States 1803-04-1804-03.png|thumb|1803: showing the Louisiana Purchase, territories West of the Mississippi and north of Mexican lands]] | ||
|'''Louisiana Purchase, 1803''' | |'''Louisiana Purchase, 1803''' | ||
* bought from France | * bought from France | ||
** (which took it a few years before from Spain) | ** (which took it a few years before from Spain) | ||
* doubles the size the country | * doubles the size the country | ||
* expands US lands: | * expands US lands: | ||
** west of the Mississippi | ** west of the Mississippi | ||
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|[[File:1828 United States 1828-1834.png|border|left|thumb|1828: showing re-organization of the Louisiana territory and Mexican lands]] | |[[File:1828 United States 1828-1834.png|border|left|thumb|1828: showing re-organization of the Louisiana territory and Mexican lands]] | ||
|'''Mexican Texas, 1827-1836 & Republic of Texas, 1836-1846''' | |'''Mexican Texas, 1827-1836 & Republic of Texas, 1836-1846''' | ||
* US settlers pushed into Spanish / Mexican lands and gained independence from Mexico | * US settlers pushed into Spanish / Mexican lands and gained independence from Mexico | ||
* notes on Texas (not important for the Virginia SOL) | * notes on Texas (not important for the Virginia SOL) | ||