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Western Expansion Treaties
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Convention of 1818
• clarified the northern border of the Louisiana
Purchase. The land acquired by the United
States in the treaty, known as the Red River
Basin, would ultimately become part of the
states of Minnesota and North Dakota.
Convention of 1818
Adams-Onis Treaty
• Spain sold Florida to United States for $5
million.
• The U.S. agreed to assume coverage of the
financial claims of Florida residents against the
Spanish government.
• Spain gave up its claims to Oregon north of
the 42nd parallel. (impact)
• Spain kept Texas, California and New Mexico.
(impact)
Adams-Onis Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Texas Annexation
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
• The U.S. and Britain established the northeastern boundary of the
U.S.
• Secretary of State, Daniel Webster and Britain’s ambassador Lord
Ashburton negotiated the treaty.
• It provided for the Anglo-U.S. cooperation in the suppression of the
slave trade.
• It finalized the present boundary between Maine and New
Brunswick. (impact)
• It granted the U.S. navigation rights on the St. John River. (impact)
• It provided for extradition in nonpolitical criminal cases. (impact)
• It established a joint naval system for suppressing the slave trade
off the African coast. (impact)
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Oregon Treaty
• It was an agreement between Great Britain
and the United States.
• It was negotiated by James Buchanan and
Richard Packanham.
• It gave the U.S. claim to the Northwest area
south of the 49th parallel. (impact)
• Great Britain was able to keep Vancouver
Island. (impact)
Oregon Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
• Ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico
in 1848; the U.S. acquired a large land area
that today makes up the southwestern part of
the U.S.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
Gadsden Purchase
• Purchased by the United States from Mexico
in 1853 to complete the Transcontinental
Railroad to the Pacific coast
Gadsden Purchase