BLUE: Oregon territoryas part of the treaty to give up Florida. Spain also gave up its claim for Oregon. It left the U.S and Britain to get Oregon but they decided to a peaceful”joint occupation” of Oregon.
THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES:
When we came to the United States of America we had thirteen colonies but we had to be paying taxes to Britain but we got fed up so we decided to come independent. Then we didn’t want France to boss us around and many other countries so we decided that we wanted to get rid of them.
CEDED BY SPAIN:
Spain gave it up. In 1819 Spain decided to yield Florida to the United States. Jackson marched into Florida and replaced the governor.
LOUSSIANA PURCHASE:
The United States saw it as a great opportunity to expand. Jefferson sent Monroe to France to make a bargain with Napoleon for Louisiana. A few years earlier there was a peasant revolt so Napoleon no longer needed Louisiana.
ADDED AS A RESULT OF TREATY WITH PARIS:
After the American Revolution because of the thirteen colonies it was just added.
TEXAS ANNEXATION:
The Mexicans that lived in Texas told Austin to find colonies that lived in Texas.
During that time Americans started moving there.
GREEN:
These where the states that Mexico ceded to the United States after the Mexican war.
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