The Original 13 Colonies: The Expansion Of The United States

The Original 13 Colonies - The original 13 British colonies settled in America, they were founded in the 17th and 18th century. These colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776 and soon later formed the United States of America. The colonies all had similar political, constitutional, and legal systems, all the while being dominated by Protestant English- speakers. In the 18th century Britain held America in tight grasp of mercantilism. This is significant to the expansion of the U.S because it helped give us an idea of how we wanted are government to be based. With the colonies gaining independence from one of the strongest powers in the world, it shook the world. This was a turning point in not only American history, but World History.
The south wanted texas to be a slave state, however the north wished for the territory to choose what they wanted to be. Many immigrants flooded to the area of the Rio Grande and began to settle in the territory. Texas fought for their independence from Mexico, and wanted to be apart of the united states of america. But with the acceptance of Texas into the united states it grew as a controversial, as the North and South argued on if it would be slave or free, this would eventually lead to the civil war.

Gadsden Purchase - The Treaty or Purchase was for the United States from Mexico, the United States brought about 30,000 square miles from Mexico for ten million dollars, the land bought in the Gadsden Purchase later became present day New Mexico and Arizona. The purchase was made because the United States wanted to build railroads through the region, but the territory that the United States already owned had improper terrain to build a railroad through, and the land owned by Mexico was a good terrain for the railroads, so the United States went through with the Gadsden Purchase with
All of the claims by Spain to East Florida were given to the United States in the treaty.

Oregon Treaty- Oregon country was annexed into the united states in 1846 due to the efforts of president James K. Polk. With Polk’s focus on United States expansionism led to the renegotiation of the oregon territories into united states ownership in the name of manifest destiny. The cut off of the territory was on the 49th parallel leaving canada to take the territory to the north from the British eventually and connecting the two american coasts.

Mexican Cession- The mexican cession was anything and everything given or bought from mexico to the U.S. The terms of the treaty are revised in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848. The acquired lands of the treaty were California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in present day america. The prices of these territories cost the U.S a whopping $15 million, this money was given to Mexico, Mexico then gave america $3,250,000 million due to claims of american