Westward Expansion 1783 – 1531783–向西扩展1853.pptVIP

Westward Expansion1783 – 1853 Overview for “Ordeal by Fire” (Causes of the Civil War) 1783-1853: Continental U.S. Obtained The Two (or three) Biggest Acquisitions: Louisiana Purchase (1803) and Mexican Cession (1848) Texas Annexed in 1845 Other Acquisitions 1783: Treaty of Paris grants U.S. territory westward to Mississippi River 1803: Louisiana Purchase 1810-1820: From Spain we obtain . . . Florida Parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana 1820s and 1840s: From Great Britain border with p.d. Canada is fixed (affecting Maine, Minnesota, and Dakotas) Other Acquisitions (cont’d) 1845: An