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== Territorial development of the United States == | |||
[[File:U.S._Territorial_Acquisitions.png|none|thumb|850x850px|U.S. Territorial Acquisitions (over time)]] | |||
See commons.wikimedia.org: [[commons:Atlas_of_the_United_States|Atlas of the United States - Wikimedia Commons]] for extensive collection of maps over time showing state and territory boundaries over time | |||
== Early Republic, 1789-1820 == | == Early Republic, 1789-1820 == | ||
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** Texas was "annexed" (taken by) the US in 1845 and became a US state in 1846 | ** Texas was "annexed" (taken by) the US in 1845 and became a US state in 1846 | ||
** these events were significant to the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 | ** these events were significant to the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 | ||
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|1845: Admission of Florida, also showing the Republic of Texas (formed 1836). Note the disputed or "shared" territory of Oregon Country[[File:United_States_1845-03-1845-12.png|alt=1845: Admission of Florida|none|thumb|1845: Admission of Florida]]Admission of Texas as state[[File:United_States_1845-12-1846-06.png|alt=1845: Annexation and admission of Texas|none|thumb|1845: Annexation and admission of Texas]] | |||
|Texas admitted as state with in 1845, despite border disputes; its territory would be reduced by 1849 as the western territories were formally organized | |||
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[[File:1848 United States 1848-05-1848-08.png|none|thumb|1848: US after Mexican-American War ]][[File:1849 United States 1849-1850.png|none|thumb|1849: Reorganization of territories seized from Mexico (Texas, now a state, is reduced in size)]] | [[File:1848 United States 1848-05-1848-08.png|none|thumb|1848: US after Mexican-American War ]][[File:1849 United States 1849-1850.png|none|thumb|1849: Reorganization of territories seized from Mexico (Texas, now a state, is reduced in size)]] | ||
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=== Admission of north/ western states === | |||
1846: Iowa and Wisconsin territory after settlement of Oregon border dispute with Britain[[File:United_States_1846-06-1846-12.png|alt=1846: Oregon Treaty with the United Kingdom|none|thumb|1846: Oregon Treaty with the United Kingdom]][[File:United_States_1846-12-1848-02.png|alt=1846: Admission of Iowa|none|thumb|1846: Admission of Iowa]][[File:United_States_1848-05-1848-08.png|alt=1848: Admission of Wisconsin|none|thumb|1848: Admission of Wisconsin]][[File:United_States_1850-1853-03.png|alt=1850: Annexation of parts of Mexico (Mexican Cession), admission of California, formation of Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory|none|thumb|1850: Annexation of parts of Mexico (Mexican Cession), admission of California, formation of Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory]][[File:United_States_1853-12-1854.png|alt=1853: The Gadsden Purchase|none|thumb|1853: The Gadsden Purchase (extending southern border of New Mexico Territory)]][[File:United_States_1858-1859.png|alt=1858: Admission of Minnesota|none|thumb|1858: Admission of Minnesota]][[File:United_States_1859-1860.png|alt=1859: Admission of Oregon|none|thumb|1859: Admission of Oregon]][[File:United_States_1861-01-1861-02-04.png|alt=1861: Accession of Kansas|none|thumb|1861: Accession of Kansas]] | |||
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|1846: Iowa | |||
1848: Wisconsin | |||
1850: California | |||
1858: Minnesota | |||
1859: Oregon | |||
1861: Kansas (admitted prior to full secession of Southern states at start of the Civil War) | |||
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== Continental expansion & overseas territories, | == Continental expansion & overseas territories, 1863-1900 == | ||
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=== "Closing of the Frontier" - admission of western states === | === "Closing of the Frontier" - admission of western states === | ||
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|[[File:United_States_1861-02-04-1861-02-28.png|alt=1861: Secession of the Confederate States of America|none|thumb|1861: Secession of the Confederate States of America]] | |||
|Map of the United States At the breakout of the Civil War show seceding Southern states | |||
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|[[File:United_States_1863-06-1864-05.png|alt=1863: Admission of West Virginia, a secession of the CSA State of Virginia|none|thumb|1863: Admission of West Virginia, a secession of the CSA State of Virginia]] | |||
|During the Civil War, the North-controlled United States | |||
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|[[File:1896 United States 1896-05-1898.png|none|thumb|By 1896, New Mexico and Arizona were the last territories (not yet states) in the continental U.S. (the connected land mass of America)]] | |[[File:1896 United States 1896-05-1898.png|none|thumb|By 1896, New Mexico and Arizona were the last territories (not yet states) in the continental U.S. (the connected land mass of America)]][[File:United_States_1864-10-1865.png|alt=1864: Admission of Nevada|none|thumb|1864: Admission of Nevada]][[File:United_States_1867-03-1867-10.png|alt=1867: Admission of Nebraska|none|thumb|1867: Admission of Nebraska]][[File:United_States_1876-1884.png|alt=1876: Admission of Colorado|none|thumb|1876: Admission of Colorado]][[File:United_States_1889-11-08-1889-11-11.png|alt=1889: Admission of Montana Territory|none|thumb|1889: Admission of Montana Territory (showing North and South Dakota as states, admitted earlier that yea)]][[File:United_States_1896-01-1896-05.png|alt=1896: Admission of Utah|none|thumb|1896: Admission of Utah]] | ||
|'''Westward expansion followed post-Civil War industrialization, railroad building, and population growth''' | |'''Westward expansion followed post-Civil War industrialization, railroad building, and population growth''' | ||
* with railroads connecting the entire country from coast to coast, the country was fully interconnected for travel (people) and trade (goods) | * with railroads connecting the entire country from coast to coast, the country was fully interconnected for travel (people) and trade (goods) | ||
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| | |[[File:United_States_1907-1912-01.png|alt=1907: Admission of Oklahoma|none|thumb|1907: Admission of Oklahoma]][[File:United_States_1912-01-1912-02.png|alt=1912: Admission of New Mexico|none|thumb|1912: Admission of New Mexico (leaving Arizona as last continental territory)]][[File:United_States_1912-02-1912-08.png|alt=1912: Admission of Arizona|none|thumb|1912: Admission of Arizona]][[File:United_States_1959-01-1959-08.png|alt=1959: Admission of Alaska|none|thumb|1959: Admission of Alaska]][[File:United_States_1959-08-present.png|alt=1959: Admission of Hawaii|none|thumb|1959: Admission of Hawaii]] | ||
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