Territorial Acquisitions Flashcards
Trans-Appalachian West
When: 1783
Cost: 0
From: Britain
How: treaty of Paris 1783
Orig. 13 colonies
When: 1783
$: 0
From: Brits
How: Treaty of Paris 1783
Louisiana purchase
When: 1803
Cost: $15m
From: France
How: Louisiana purchase treaty
Red River Basin (map=British Cession 1818
When: 1818
Cost: 0
From: Britain
How: Convention of 1818
Florida (#StateOfTheFreshOranage)
When: 1819
Cost: $5mill
From: Spain
How: Adam-Onis treaty
Little hunk of Maine
When: 1842
Cost: 0
From: Britain
How: Webster-Ashyburton Treaty
Northeast hunk of Minnesota
When:1842
Cost:0
From:Britain
How: Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Texas
When:1845
Cost:0
From: Texas (heh)
How: Annexation
Oregon
When:1846
Cost:0
From:Britain
How: Agreement with Britain
Mexican Cession
When:1848
Cost: $15mill
From: Mexico
How: Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo
Gadsden purchase
When:1853
Cost:$10mill
From:Mexico
How:Gadsden purchase treaty
Alaska
When:1867
Cost:$7.2mill
From: Mother Russia
How: (Unnamed) Treaty
Hawaii
When:1898
Cost:0
From:Hawaii
How: Annexation