Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution, passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.
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WEBHistoric and contemporary maps of the United States, including physical and political maps, early exploration and colonization period, territorial expansion maps, climate maps, relief maps, population density and distribution maps, vegetation maps, and economic/resource maps.
United States Historical Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection
WEBPre-1945 Topographic Maps of the United States U.S. Historical Maps on Other Web Sites Early Inhabitants (From The National Atlas of the United States of America (Arch C. Gerlach, editor).
Cartography, Politics—and Mischief | National Archives
WEBMar 31, 2023 · In December 1848, the U.S. General Land Office produced a map of the United States by its principal draftsman, Ephraim Gilman. It displayed all of the existing states, territories, proposed territories, and the area of the Mexican Cession in the southwest acquired by the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which …
Mexican Cession - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mexican Cession (Spanish: Cesión mexicana) is the region in the modern-day western United States that Mexico previously controlled, then ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 after the Mexican–American War.
The comprehensive series, historical-geographical maps of the United States
WEBThe maps in the Map Collections materials were either published prior to 1922, produced by the United States government, or both (see catalogue records that accompany each map for information regarding date of publication and source).
Pre-1846 Maps | Mexican Republic | California State University ...
WEBThe map shows the extent of U.S. control, later to be formalized in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, which transferred to the United States a vast swath of land that included not only California but the future states of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
A Map of the United States 1845-1866 | Gilder Lehrman Institute …
WEBThe map features the United States as it was from 1845-1866. It includes the borders after the Civil War outlined in green. Shaded in green are territories held by the United States that have not entered the union by 1866. The map also includes the future boundaries of …
Antique maps of the United States
WEB[Map of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe ..., U.S. Government by 1848 [Map of the United States with Tables], Gilman by 1848 [Map of the United States], Drury by 1822 [Map of United States with The Army of Liberty Song], Anonymous by 1862-63 [Map of United States with The Army of Liberty Song], Magnus [& Co.] by 1863
Land Lost By Mexico - Education
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Land Lost By Mexico. The red line on this map shows how far north and east the boundary of Mexico stretched in 1821 when it won its independence from Spain. Between 1836 and 1853, Mexico lost the land that now makes up all or part of ten present-day U.S. states (green areas.) Map by National Geographic Society.
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