Territorial Growth Of The United States Map

14 historical maps illustrating its territorial growth 1775 1970.

Territorial growth of the united states map. In the lee resolution of july 2 1776 the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states. The war of 1812. 1806 cary map of florida georgia north carolina south carolina and. The united states of america was created on july 4 1776 with the declaration of independence of thirteen british colonies.

From the colonial period in 1775 until 1970. Territorial growth of the united states 1783 1867 a map from 1897 of the united states showing the territorial growth from the original states and the northwest territory in 1783 to the purchase of alaska from russia in 1867. Image map of territorial growth 1775 jpg. Civil war part ii.

The process was furthered by the occupation of west florida and by the acquisition of florida in 1819. Like almost all works of the u s. United states and outlying areas puerto rico and u s. Media in category territorial growth maps of the united states the following 200 files are in this category out of 364 total.

The map is color coded to show the progression from the original thi. Showing colonial claims on oregon territory giclee print the united states in 1792. Population and immigration 1800 1910. The political revolution of the 1850s.

The united states acquired florida and the boundary with spanish territory was re defined from the gulf of mexico to the pacific ocean. Within filly years the united states grew from a relatively small republic centering on the atlantic seaboard to a continental power. Territorial expansion of the united states 1783 1853. Nationalatlas gov 1970 print edition.

The spread of cotton and of slavery 1790 1860. Jackson s campaigns in florida 1818. Federal government works from the national atlas are in the public domain in the united states. 1792 map of the u s.

United states territory is any extent of region under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of the united states including all waters around islands or continental tracts and all u s. Pages in category territorial growth maps of the united states this category contains only the following page. Civil war part i. Possessions trust territory leased territories foreign territory under u s.

Their independence was recognized by great britain in the treaty of paris of 1783 which concluded the american revolutionary war this effectively doubled the size of the colonies now able to stretch west past the proclamation line to the mississippi river this. Territorial growth map from national geographic reproduces a 1784 map. The adams onis treaty was negotiated with spain in 1819. The united states asserts sovereign rights for exploring exploiting conserving and managing its territory.

For additional information please refer to the animated map westward expansion in our series the united states. The political revolution of the 1890s. čeština deutsch english français bahasa indonesia italiano. This extent of territory is all the area belonging to and under the dominion of the united states federal government which includes tracts lying at a distance from.

Illustrated etc 11251671555 jpg 2 320 1 603. It is an excellent overview describing the issues that were at the center of how land was acquired usurped and annexed as the united states took form. Public domain public domain false false. Library of congress perry castañeda library.

The presidential election of 1860. The purchase of louisiana almost doubled the original area of the united states.