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Westward Expansion. Taylor Richards, Chris Hartin, Donovan Jr. Twiddle, Daniel Mullavelil. Thesis Statement. The defining characteristic of antebellum America was Manifest Destiny. However, the desire to move west has been a recurring trend in american history regardless the cost to society. .
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Westward Expansion Taylor Richards, Chris Hartin, Donovan Jr. Twiddle, Daniel Mullavelil
Thesis Statement The defining characteristic of antebellum America was Manifest Destiny. However, the desire to move west has been a recurring trend in american history regardless the cost to society.
Treaty of Paris (1783) Agreement between Continental Congress, Great Britain, Spain and France all met in Paris in 1782 In September 1783, all the delegates sign the Treaty of Paris, confirming U.S. independence and setting the boundaries of the new nation. Boundaries were from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to the border of Florida.
Northwest Ordinance (1787) Adopted July 13, 1787 Provided new method for admitting new states to the union from the acquired territory The following : (1) Territory has to be divided to more than three but less than five states (2) 3 stage method to admit state to the union— a) With a congressionally appointed governor, secretary, and three judges to rule in the first phase; b) An elected assembly and one nonvoting delegate to Congress to be elected in the second phase, when the population of the territory reached five thousand free male inhabitants of full age and a state constitution to be drafted c) Membership to the Union to be requested in the third phase when the population reached 60,000 (3) a bill of rights protecting religious freedom, the right to a writ of habeas corpus, the benefit of trial by jury, and other individual rights. Also the ordinance encouraged education and forbade slavery.
Louisiana Purchase (1803) In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte of France convinces Spain to give back the Louisiana Territory that Spain acquired in 1762. Jefferson wanted to prevent any sort of trouble with French presence in the mid-continent of North America, so he decided to buy New Orleans and western Florida from the French. Napoleon decided not to start empire in America and chose to give the whole Louisiana Territory to the U.S. James Monroe and Robert Livingston (sent to make the deal) quickly accepted the offer of the territory for $15 million, nearly doubling the size of America.
Wilmot Proviso (1846) •The first Wilmot Proviso was created in 1846 by David Wilmot of PA. •The Proviso was an amendment added to a bill put before US representatives during Mexican War. •The Proviso said that none of the territory acquired in Mexican War should be open to slavery. •The Proviso was passed by the House of Representatives, but failed to get passed the Senate. The Proviso never made it into law.
Missouri Compromise (1820) Border that was created in 1820 to separate pro-slavery and anti-slavery states. It prohibited slavery in all territories north of the 36°30' latitude, except for Missouri and allowed slavery in all states south of the parallel. The compromise also admitted Maine as a free state to balance out the amount of free and slave states.
Texas Annexation (1845) In 1838, Sam Houston (Texas' president) invited John Quincy Adams, the U.S. president, to annex the Republic of Texas On December 29, 1845, Texas was annexed and became the 28th state in the Union. The Mexican government was furious and war continuously became closer.
Mexican Cession (1848) On February 2, 1848, Mexico and America sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico agrees to the Rio Grande being the border for Texas and ceded the New Mexico and California territories to the U.S. The U.S. also agrees to pay $15 million for the Mexican cession, including California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, most of Arizona and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
