Territorial Expansion
- Title
- Territorial Expansion
- Description
- 1803-1917. This time period covers the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory through the purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the last major acquisition of U.S. territory until after World War II. This period dealt with issues of colonization of Native land and tensions between American settlers and Native people. The westward expansion of slavery led to conflict between regions of the U.S., culminating in the Civil War. Westward territorial expansion continued following the war, including land outside of the continental United States.
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- Temporal Coverage
- Title
- Territorial Expansion
- Description
- 1803-1917. This time period covers the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory through the purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the last major acquisition of U.S. territory until after World War II. This period dealt with issues of colonization of Native land and tensions between American settlers and Native people. The westward expansion of slavery led to conflict between regions of the U.S., culminating in the Civil War. Westward territorial expansion continued following the war, including land outside of the continental United States.
- Item sets
- Temporal Coverage