Louisiana Purchase: When: 1803, Key people: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Napoleon, Context: U.S. wanted to protect farmers who use rivers & New Orleans, How acquired: Purchased for $15 million, Context: France lost Haiti to revolution & no longer needed territory, Acquired from: France, Florida Cession: When: 1819-1821, Key people: Andrew Jackson, Seminole Native Americans, Acquired from: Spain, How acquired: Adams-Onis Treaty ceded all the territory to the U.S., Context: Slaves in the southern U.S. often escaped here, Context: U.S. invaded to attack Seminole villages, Texas Annexation: Acquired from: They were an independent country added to the U.S., When: 1845, Key people: Santa Anna, Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, How acquired: They requested permission to join U.S. for protection against Mexico, Context: Settlers ignored Mexico outlawing slavery in territory, Context: Defenders killed at the Alamo after 13 days, Oregon Country: When: 1846, Key people: James K. Polk, How acquired: Treaty split the area along the 49th parallel, Acquired from: England, Context: Polk promised to extend territory north in presidential campaign, Context: Area claimed at one point by U.S., England, Spain and Russia, Mexican Cession: When: 1848, Key people: James K. Polk, Mexican government, How acquired: Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Acquired from: Mexico via armed conflict, Context: U.S. & Mexico disagreed over a border, Context: War declared after 11 U.S. soldiers killed in disputed area, Gadsen Purchase: When: 1853, Key people: Santa Anna, Franklin Pierce, How acquired: Purchased for $10 million, Acquired from: Mexico via purchase, Context: Mexico needed money after losing Mexican-American War, Context: U.S. planned to put transcontinental railroad through here,

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