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Treaty of Paris
This Paris Peace Treaty concluded the American War for Independence. This act is important because it caused -
Louisiana Purchase
The 1803 Louisiana Purchase was a massive western region of North America, consisting of 828,000 square miles, that was sold by France (Napoleon) to the US for 15 million dollars, about 4 cents per acre. This act is important because this act caused the land to extend from Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition consisted of a select group of military men, called the Corps of Discovery and civilians, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark to explore the US lands obtained in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. This act is important because as the result at the end More than 140 maps of the region were produced by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, etc.. -
American System
The American System was a three-pronged economic plan, based on the financial ideas of Alexander Hamilton, that was supported by Henry Clay. The American System emphasized the need for a strong role for federal government in the economy. This act is important because it Improved the economy of the United States, Improved the lives of American citizens, and Created new transportation systems connecting America. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal stretched for 363 miles providing the first waterway connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. This act is important because it causes Thousands of settlers utilized the Erie Canal to move west, New cities and ports emerged along the route of the Erie waterway, and It knit together the Atlantic Seaboard with the area west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Florida Treaty
The Adams Onis Treaty was an agreement signed on February 22, 1819 between the United States and Spain that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the United States and New Spain. This act is important because These two territories included lands of modern Nevada, Utah, Arizona and sections of Wyoming and Colorado, The U. S. ceded to Spain its claims to Texas west of the Sabine River, and some more profits. -
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was one of America's great trade routes, used as a commercial, military and emigrant trail from 1821 until 1880, when it was replaced by the railroad. It ran 900 miles from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe (now New Mexico) -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the name the Cherokee used to describe to the 1000 mile route, or trail, that they were forced to travel, from their homelands in the Southeastern United States to reservations in present day Oklahoma, as a result of the 1830 Indian Removal Act. This act is important because during this "Trail of Tears" between 5000 and 6000 choctaws died on the route. -
Indian Removal Act
The 1830 Indian Removal Act was formally entitled "An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi". This event is important because this act led to the he forced migration of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 to 1840. -
Texas Annexation
On March 1, 1845 the United States Congress passed a "Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States" and Texas was subsequently admitted it to the Union as the 28th state. This act is important because it impacted on a lot of things such as The Mexican government bans US immigration and Texas declares independence from Mexico -
Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was fought in Texas, New Mexico, California and Central, Northern and Eastern Mexico including Mexico City. This act is important because it has impacted on the Cultural differences between the Mexicans and the Americans settlers in the area, The refusal of Mexico to acknowledge the independence of Texas and its admission to the United States. -
Oregon Treaty
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 finally settled the land dispute between the two nations who had agreed at the Convention of 1818 to a "joint occupation" of Oregon territory. This act is important because it -
Bear Flag Revolt
The Bear Flag was the original emblem of the California Republic and flown during the Bear Flag Revolt which preceded the U.S. acquisition of California when Mexico ceded the land to the United States under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This act is important because it led to the seizure of California by the United States. There were now many American settlers in California, especially at Monterey. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
The Treaty of Kanagawa was agreed at the Convention of Kanagawa and was the basis of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, aka the Harris Treaty, that was signed on on July 29, 1858 by Townsend Harris, the first Consul General to the Empire of Japan. This act is important because Peace and friendship between the United States and Japan and the exchange of diplomatic agents, Granted permission for US ships to buy supplies including coal and other necessary provisions in Japanese ports.
