Westward Expansion
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| Who used to own the Original 13 Colonies? | Great Britain
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| Who was the previous owner of Florida? | Spain
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| Who was the previous owner of Texas? | Mexico
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| Who previously owned the land of the Gadsden Purchase land? | U.S. and Mexico disputed the land.
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| Who previously owned the Mexican Cession land? | Mexico
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| Who previously owned the Oregon Treaty land? | Great Britain and U.S. used to own it.
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| Who used to own the Red River Basin? | Great Britain and U.S. used to own it.
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| Who Used to own Louisiana Purchase land? | France
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| Who used to own the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley? | France
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| Gadsden Purchase | The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and
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| Gadsden Purchase Cont. | New Mexico. Gadsden’s Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War. Disputed land between the US and Mexico.
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| Gadsden Purchase Cont. | US wanted to build the railroad through this territory so US bought this land for $10 million.
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| Gadsden Purchase Cont. | We invested millions of dollars to get the trans continental railroad that will go from east to west in the US. Mexico and U.S. disputed territory or used to own it.
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| How did the U.S. acquire the Red River Basin? | Great Britain used to own the Red River Basin until Treaty of 1818 was signed to acquire that land over to the United States. The signing of the Treaty of 1818 resolved standing boundary issues between the two nations. British controlled Canada and
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| Red River Basin Cont. | U.S. disputed the border. Agreed to set the line at 49* and to share ownership of the Oregon Territory during the Convention of 1818. The Convention of 1818 said that the Oregon Territory was open to anybody who wanted to settle their.
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| Red River Basin Cont. | The Convention of 1818 gave the U.S. the Red River Basin. This was disputed territory between the United States and Great Britain. The convention said Oregon Territory is a shared territory and established 49* latitude line between U.S. and Canada.
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| Red River Basin Cont. | Great Britain and the U.S. used to own it.
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