Map Of Us Territories 1800
The map also notes the spanish territory west of the mississippi river ceded to france in 1800.
Map of us territories 1800. For additional information please refer to the animated map westward expansion in our series the united states. Puerto rico unincorporated organized territory population. Puerto rico is a territory of the us found in the northeast caribbean sea. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time the disputed territory in northern massachusetts maine and notes the admittance of vermont kentucky and tennessee as either free state or slave state and the organization of the indiana territory.
In 1776 to 1912. This is a list of historic regions of the united states that existed at some time during the territorial evolution of the united states and its overseas possessions from the colonial era to the present day. 1 territorial maps of the united states. 1775 1920 1.
The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of maine to savannah inc. The united states acquired florida and the boundary with spanish territory was re defined from the gulf of mexico to the pacific ocean. While the chartered boundaries of some of these. Old atlas maps of colonial america and the u s.
Map of a map of the united states in 1800 color coded to show the states territories british possessions and spanish possessions. Their independence was recognized by great britain in the treaty of paris of 1783 which concluded the american revolutionary war this effectively doubled the size of the colonies now able to stretch west past the proclamation line to the. The adams onis treaty was negotiated with spain in 1819. However in the spanish american war the united states invaded puerto rico which was given to the united states by spain in the signing of the treaty of paris.
Previously puerto rico was a spanish territory. With the promise of help and economic stability from the united states the people of puerto rico supported the us in their fight. This interactive map of the united states shows the historical boundaries names organization and attachments of every state extinct territory from the creation of the u s. Last updated june 17 1996.
It includes formally organized territories proposed and failed states unrecognized breakaway states international and interstate purchases cessions and land grants and historical military departments and administrative districts the last section lists informal regions from american.