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Treaty of Paris
President - No President
Other Nations - Great Britian
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Britain recognized the independent nation of the US.
Britain agreed to remove all their troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the US -
Jay's Treaty
President - George Washington
Other Nations - British
England refused to evacuate the frontier forts in the Northwest Territory and seized U.S. ships. The American statesman John Jay went to England to negotiate disagreements between the two governments. The Treaty eliminated British control of western post. US got a limited right to trade in the West Indies. The US also had to pay for damages to British ships. -
Louisiana Purchase
President - Thomas Jefferson
Other Nations - French
The US paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land. They bought it from the French Dictator Napoleon fearing potentials threats towards his colony in America. -
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Lewis, Clarck Expedition
President -Thomas Jefferson
Other Nations - French
The Louisiana territory was explored by Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea Expedition. The US wanted control of this land because new settlers could go west. -
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National Road
President - James Madison
Other Nations - None
It was a road built to reach the western settlements. President believed it would help unify the country. It was the first federally funded road in the history of the United States -
Anglo-American Convetion
President -James Monroe
Other Nations - Britian
This convention resolved certain boundary issues between countries. Charles Bagot from Britain went to the U.S. to meet with Secretary of State James Monroe. -
Adams–Onís Treaty
President - James Monroe
Other Nations - Spain
The US bought Florida for 5 million dollars. America still has Florida. -
Santa Fe Trail
President - James Monroe
Other Nations - Mexico
This trail connected New Mexico to Missouri. It allowed trade between states and also made it easier for transportaion of citizens. -
Indian Removal Act
President - Andrew Jackson
Other Nations: Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.
Indian tribes were removed in order to get new land for settlers. -
Black Hawk War
President - Andrew Jackson
Other nations - Black Hawk, Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos "British Band"
Many Indians led by Sauk Chief Black Hawk went to Northern Illinois after being relocated because of the Indian Removal Act. They went there in peace to plant and were attacked. -
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Oregon Trail
President - Andrew Jackson
Other Nations - Native Americans
It was discovered by Jedediah Smith and Thomas Fitzpatrick. There are many reasons for establishing this trail. At the begging it was used to transport fur from west to east. Later, when Gold Rush occured, many emigrants from East dashed to the west coast, California especially. -
Annexation of Texas
President - John Tyler
Other Nations - Britian, Mexico
The British did not want to add Texas to their empire, and did not want to give it to the U.S because they did not want them to expand. Britian persuaded Mexico to give independence to Texas. The US made an annexation with Texas. Texas is still under U.S control. -
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Mormon Trek
President - James Polk
Other Nations - None
The Mormon Trek was led by Brigham Young. He left because of the hardships they endured by other citizens. He was acompanied by 3,000 followers. They settled close to Salt Lake City. -
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Mexican–American War
President - James Polk
Other Nations - Mexico
The US wanted to expand westward. They ended up fighting with Mexico. They gained the northern half of Mexco by defeating Mexico capital. The US still controlling this land. -
Oregon Treaty
President = James PolkOther Nations = Great BritianEvent Description = This treaty made up a border between the U.S and Britian in the northwest. The U.S sill has the land they aquired from this treaty. -
California Gold Rush
President - James Polk
Other Nations - None
James Marshall found a little gold in California. The rumors made it seem as if California was full of gold.
Many new settlers moved west to California. -
Gadsden Purchase
President - Franklin Pierce
Other Nations - Mexico
The U.S had gained 30,000,000 acres from Mexico, which costed about 10 million dollars . James Gadsden played a major role. He was the one who negotiated for a good price. They used the land to make a railroad to the Gulf of California. This land is still under U.S. control. -
Ports of Entry Act
President - Abraham Lincoln
Other Nations - None
This was created so other countries would not deplet the supply in the Marshall Islands. It also said how much a ship could have cargo and etc. -
The Russian-AmericanTreaty of 1867
President - Andrew Johnson
Other Nations - Russia
The U.S purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from Russia. Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl negotiated the treaty. The U.S still has this land today. -
Fort Laramie Treaty
President - Andrew Jackson
Other Nations - None
This treaty made the Black Hills part of the Great Sioux Reservation. The US did not gain any territory, but for once gave land to the Indians. Later US took the land back. -
Overthow of Queen Lydia Liliuokalani
President - Benjamen Harrison
Other Nations - Kingdom of Hawaii
A group of American sugar planters in Hawaii under Sanford Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani.They created a new government with Dole as president. The US gained the Hawaii and its islands and used them for their sugar and built naval bases on the islands. The territory is still in U.S. possession. -
Spanish American War
President - Wlliam McKinley
Other Nations - Spain
Following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor the U.S declared war on Spain. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris and the US gained control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and many more islands. The U.S wanted them to put military bases on them. Only the Philipines are not under U.S control anymore. -
Treaty of Berlin
President - Wlliam McKinley
Other Nations - Germany, Britian
The U.S signed a treaty with Germany and Britian giving them control over the island ofSamoa. The U.S was given access to some of Samoa. The land is till under U.S control and they use it as a military base. -
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Philipine- American War
President - William McKinley
Other Nations - Philippines
The U.S. purchased the Philippines from the Spanish. Flipinos wanted freedom and got there independence after several decades of constant guerilla wars. -
Purchase of St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas
President - Woodrow Wilson
Other Nations:Virgin Islands
First World War, the United States, fearing that the islands might be seized by Germany as a submarine base, again approached Denmark with a view to buying them. After a few months of negotiations, a selling price of $25 million (This is equivalent to $426,000,000 in 2010 dollars) -
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
President - William McKinley
Other Nations - Great Britain, Germany
Britain and Germany sign the treaty with America that says that the Samoa islands are under German and British control.America still uses the territory for militia purposes and is still under U.S influence. -
United Nations trust territories
President - Harry S Truman
Other Nations - Japan
Event Description - After Japan lost WWII, they were forced to give up the territory to the U.S. America wanted the land to enhance militia and create military bases. The territory is still under American posession, but each island is under different means of control. The islands are the Marshalls, the Marianas, and the Carolines. -
Treaty of San Francisco
President - Harry Truman
Other Nations - Japan
This treaty made Japan renounce all rights and claims on many countries like Taiwan, Korea Hong Kong, and Antarctica. In this treaty, the U.S did not gain any territory. -
The Antarctic Treaty
President - Dwight Eisenhower
Other Nations - Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French Republic, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Union of South Africa, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America
This treaty recognized that Antarctica will continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. -
Boundary Treaty of 1970
President - Richard Nixon
Other Nations - Mexico
This treaty between the United States and Mexico settled all then pending boundary disputes and uncertainties related to the Rio Grande border. The channel of the Rio Grande in the Hidalgo–Reynosa area was relocated to transfer from Mexico to the United States by constructing a new earth channel 1.6 miles in length.
