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The original 13 colonies were the foundation for the future of the United States and it's people.

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The treaty of Paris made Britain recognize American independence as well as cede any captured territory to the Americans.

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The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the new nation and created a wave of settlers eager to move in and establish themselves into the newly acquired territory.

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The Treaty of 1818 gave America new territory as well as a secure border against Canada was the result of the treaty.

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The Florida Cession gave America the territory of Florida and in exchange, defined the borders between America and New Spain.

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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was a treaty that resolved border location issues between modern day Maine and New Brunswick.

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Mexican Cession                           (1848)

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Mexican Cession                           (1848)

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The Mexican Cession was the territory that Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. This cession of territory makes up modern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and the remainder of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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The Texas Annexation was the addition of Texas into Union by the United States which made Texas officially part of the US.

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The Oregon Territory was an organized US territory that was established in 1848 and lasted for 11 years until It was admitted as a state in 1859.

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The Gadsden Purchase was the purchase of a 29,670-square-mile region by the United States through the treaty of Mesilla which compiles parts of modern day Arizona and New Mexico.