miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2012

History of Territorial Expansion of the United States

Very good and summarised video  with maps about the expansion of EEUU of America.

Chronological List of United States Expansion 


DateTerritoryNotes
1783Former 13 coloniesTreaty of Paris of 1783 following American Revolutionary War
1803Louisiana PurchasePurchased from France for $15 million, including assumed claims
1819Florida (East and West)Purchased from Spain for $5 million in assumed claims under Adams-Onís Treaty
1845TexasAnnexation of independent republic
1846Oregon TerritoryThe Oregon Treaty with Great Britain
1848Mexican CessionPurchase from Mexico following American-Mexican War; $15 million plus 3.25 million in assumed claims
1853Gadsden PurchasePurchased from Mexico for $10 million
1857Baker Island
Howland Island
Unincorporated territory claimed under Guano Act of 1856; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1857Navassa IslandUnincorporated territory claimed under Guano Act of 1856; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1858Jarvis IslandUnincorporated territory claimed under Guano Act of 1856; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1858Johnston AtollUnincorporated territory annexed under Guano Act of 1856; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1867AlaskaPurchased from Russia for $7.2 million; Statehood 1959
1867Midway IslandsUnincorporated territory claimed under Guano Act of 1856; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1898Hawaiian IslandsAnnexation of independent republic; Statehood 1959
1898Palmyra AtollAcquired with Hawaii; under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1898Philippine IslandsPurchased from Spain for $20 millon following Spanish-America War; fully independent in 1946
1898Puerto RicoAnnexed following Spanish-America War; currently a self-governing commonwealth of the United States
1898GuamAnnexed following Spanish-America War; in 1950 became organized, unincorporated U.S. territory under jurisdiction of Office of Insular Affairs of the Department of the Interior
1899American SamoaAnnexed in settlement with Britain and Germany; currently an unorganized, unincorporated U.S. territory under jurisdiction of Office of Insular Affairs of the Department of the Interior
1899Wake IslandAnnexation of unoccupied area
1903
Panama Canal Zone
Leased from Panama for $10 million, plus $250,000 annually; ceded to Panama in 1999
1917U.S. Virgin IslandsPurchased from Denmark for $25 million; currently an organized, unincorporated U.S. territory
1922Kingman ReefAnnexed 1922; later airline refueling; currently uninhabited; National Wildlife Refuge
1947Northern Mariana IslandsUnited Nations Trust Territory; in 1986 became a self-governing U.S. commomwealth
1947The Federated States of MicronesiaUnited Nations Trust Territory; 1986 became a sovereign, self-governing republic
1947Republic of PalauUnited Nations Trust Territory; in 1994 became a sovereign, self-governing republic
1947Republic of the Marshall IslandsUnited Nations Trust Territory; in 1986 became a sovereign, self-governing republic


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