United States territorial expansion
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United States territorial expansion refers to the historical process by which the United States grew from a cluster of Atlantic coast colonies into a transcontinental nation through purchases, wars, treaties, and settlement.
Aliases (11)
- Manifest Destiny ×6
- Manifest Destiny ideology ×3
- American westward expansion ×2
- United States westward expansion ×2
- American Westward expansion ×1
- American settlement of California ×1
- Annexation of Texas by the United States ×1
- Ostend Manifesto-related policies (Cuba expansion context) ×1
- United States acquired land in present-day southern New Mexico ×1
- United States expansion into the Old Northwest ×1
- Westward Expansion of the United States ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aspect of United States history
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historical process → |
| appliesToTerritory |
Caribbean region
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North America → Pacific Ocean region → |
| country |
United States
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| hasConsequence |
creation of new states
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displacement of Indigenous peoples → emergence of the United States as a continental power → emergence of the United States as an overseas imperial power → growth of slavery in new territories → sectional conflict over slavery → |
| hasPart |
Alaska Purchase
→
Gadsden Purchase → Homestead Act settlement → Indian Removal → Louisiana Purchase → Manifest Destiny → Mexican–American War territorial gains → Northwest Territory expansion → Oregon boundary settlement → Pacific island territories acquisition → Spanish–American War territorial changes → Texas annexation → acquisition of American Samoa → acquisition of Guam → acquisition of Puerto Rico → acquisition of the Philippines → acquisition of the U.S. Virgin Islands → annexation of Hawaii → insular areas acquisition → reservation system → westward expansion → |
| motivatedBy |
Manifest Destiny ideology
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economic interests → settler colonialism → strategic military interests → |
| significantEvent |
Alaska Purchase treaty
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Gadsden Purchase agreement → Homestead Act of 1862 → Indian Removal Act → Louisiana Purchase → Mexican–American War → Newlands Resolution → Oregon Treaty of 1846 → Spanish–American War → Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo → Treaty of Paris 1898 → purchase of the Danish West Indies → |
| startTime |
late 18th century
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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California Trail
("Westward Expansion of the United States")
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Old Northwest → Winnebago War ("United States expansion into the Old Northwest") → |
partOf |
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Monroe Doctrine
("Manifest Destiny")
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Northwest Indian War ("American westward expansion") → Treaty of Fort Finney ("United States westward expansion") → |
relatedTo |
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Me-wuk
("American westward expansion")
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affectedBy |
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Oregon Trail
("Manifest Destiny")
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associatedWith |
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Hudson River School
("Manifest Destiny")
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associatedWithConcept |
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Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
("Manifest Destiny")
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depicts |
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Missouri History Museum
("American Westward expansion")
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focusesOn |
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Texas Revolution
("Annexation of Texas by the United States")
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followedBy |
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Wild West
("Manifest Destiny ideology")
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hasCause |
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United States territorial expansion
("Manifest Destiny")
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hasPart |
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Indigenous peoples of California
("American settlement of California")
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historicalEvent |
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Indian Removal policy of the United States
("Manifest Destiny")
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ideologicalJustification |
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Red Bird uprising
("United States westward expansion")
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mainSubject |
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United States territorial expansion
("Manifest Destiny ideology")
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motivatedBy |
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United States–Native American wars
("Manifest Destiny ideology")
→
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policyContext |
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Gadsden Purchase agreement
("United States acquired land in present-day southern New Mexico")
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result |
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James Buchanan
("Ostend Manifesto-related policies (Cuba expansion context)")
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signed |