Title: Westward Expansion Timeline | Sutori
Headings: Westward Expansion Timeline
Westward Expansion Timeline
Louisiana Purchase
East and West Florida
Texas Annexation
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
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Content: The United States and Britain solved their dispute without a war just decades after a Revolution and a second war, significantly impacting their relationship with Britain. The acquisition of the Oregon Territory demonstrated that the United States could use diplomacy rather than war (as it was preparing to do) to settle territorial disputes in the west
Opposition to Acquisition-
While there was no organized opposition to the acquisition the cry, "Fifty-four forty or fight!" was common among Americans seeking the full extent of the Oregon Territory. Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadalupe) -1848
-The Treaty of Guadalupe was signed on February 2, 1848 and marked the official end of the Mexican-American war. Cause of the Acquisition-
The Mexican government was forced to retreat to Guadalupe Hidalgo as the United States gained ground in the Mexican-American war. As the loser, Mexico was forced to cede 55% of its territory to the United States in exchange for 15 million dollars. Effects of the Acquisition-
-The United States stretched from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
-Mexico went bankrupt and fell into a civil war
-4 new states would be formed from the territory
-Slave debate grew more fierce as there was now a vast section of the country in which the laws weren't clear
Importance of Acquisition-
The Mexican Cession made the United States a literal global power and completed the goals of Manifest Destiny. By conquering Mexico and stretching its borders to the Pacific the United States proved its military might and asserted its dominance over the North American continent and made it a serious player on the global field. Opposition to Acquisition-
Similar to the annexation of Texas, Northern Abolitionists opposed the Mexican Cession for fears of the expansion of slavery into the west. Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase -1854
-The U.S. government agreed to pay 10 million dollars to the Mexican government for a section of land that would become southern Arizona.