Expansion, Reform, Nationalism & Sectionalism Pt 2(VUS.7 - 2023)

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Louisiana Territory

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Land purchased from France in 1803, doubling U.S. size.

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War of 1812

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Conflict partly over British influence on frontier tribes.

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Canada

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Invasion target during War of 1812; remained under British control.

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49th Parallel

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Northern border established between the U.S. and British Canada.

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“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight”

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Slogan demanding Oregon boundary at 54°40′; compromised at the 49th parallel.

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Oregon Territory

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Jointly occupied with Britain until U.S. gained full control.

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Spanish Florida

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Acquired via treaty in 1819.

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Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)

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Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.; defined boundary with Spanish territory.

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Western Hemisphere

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Focus of the Monroe Doctrine against European colonization.

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European Colonization

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Opposed by the U.S. in Latin America post-1820s.