Manifest Destiny
Belief that the U.S. was meant
to expand its territory from
the Atlantic coast to the
Pacific coast
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1776
A - 13 Colonies
From Where?
•Great Britain
How?
•U.S. declared
independence
from Great
Britain
•Revolutionary
War
2
A
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1783
B - Western Lands
From Where?
•Great Britain
How?
•Part of Treaty
of Paris
(ended
Revolutionary
War)
3
A
B
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1803
C - Louisiana
Purchase
From Where?
•France
How?
•Paid Napoleon
$15 m
•Jefferson
wanted to buy
New Orleans
4
•He got all of
this instead!
C
A
B
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1818
From Where?
•Great Britain
D – Red River Basin
D
How?
•Convention of
1818
•Settled the
northern
border of the
Louisiana
Purchase
5
A
C
B
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1819
E - Florida
From Where?
•Spain
How?
•Adams-Onis
Treaty – U.S. paid
$5 million
•U.S. gave up
claims to Texas
6
•Spain gave up
claims to Oregon
D
C
B
A
E
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1845
F – Texas Annexation
From Where?
•Republic of Texas (Independent Country)
D
How?
•Texas independent
from Mexico in
1836
C
•Didn’t want to
anger Mexico
7
•John Tyler pushed
a bill for annexation,
James K. Polk
signed
F
A
B
E
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1846
G - Oregon Territory
From Where?
•Great Britain
D
How?
•Claimed by Britain
and the U.S.
(Convention of 1818)
•Americans
demanded “54° 40’ or
fight!”
8
•Britain compromised
at 49° & U.S.
accepted
G
C
F
A
B
E
US Territorial Expansion
When?
•1848
From Where?
•Mexico
D
How?
•Polk offers to buy H
from Mexico & they
refuse
G
C
•Polk provokes a fight
•U.S. wins AmericanMexican War
9
•In Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, U.S. pays $15
million for H
F
A
B
E
US Territorial Expansion
When?
I – Gadsden Purchase
•1853
From Where?
•Mexico
D
How?
•Wanted to build
a southern,
transcontinental
railroad
•U.S. paid $10
million
10
G
C
F
I
A
B
E