APUSH: Period 5 Map Quiz

13 Original Colonies

13 Original Colonies

The original thirteen British colonies that became the foundation of the United States, acquired from Great Britain through the Treaty of Independence in 1776.

Northwest & Southwest Territories

The territories acquired from Great Britain through the Treaty of Paris in 1783, extending from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River.

Louisiana Purchase

The acquisition of a large territory from France through the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in 1803.

Red River Basin

The area acquired from Great Britain through the Convention of 1818, including the Red River Basin.

Adams-Onis Treaty

A treaty signed in 1819, through which the United States acquired Florida from Spain and established the boundary between Mexico and the United States along the Sabine River and the Red River. The United States also renounced any claims to Texas in exchange for Spanish recognition of the U.S. claim to the Oregon Country.

Portions of Northern Maine & Minnesota

Areas acquired from Great Britain through the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, including portions of Northern Maine and Minnesota.

Oregon Territory

The territory acquired from Great Britain through the Oregon Treaty in 1846.

Republic of Texas

The independent Republic of Texas, which was later annexed by the United States through the Treaty of Annexation in 1836.

Mexican Cession

The territory acquired from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe in 1848, following the Mexican-American War.

Gadsden Purchase

The area acquired from Mexico through the Treaty of Gadsden in 1853.

Missouri Compromise

A series of agreements in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, admitted Maine as a free state, and established the 36°30' line as the boundary for slavery in new territories.