Territory

contiguous states. Territory contiguity often relates to interstate conflict based on proximity – and not always explicitly over actual territory. The argument is that contiguous states fight due increased interaction and are more likely to escalate – which is part of what occurred with Germany in WWII. The states Germany seized during the period of appeasement all bordered or had previously been part of Germany prior to 1919 and the conclusion of WWII. Germany’s continual seizure of territory…

by Mexico, Mexico’s government was too weak to effectively govern such a large territory, and President Polk believed in Manifest Destiny. One reason that America went to war with Mexico was that the Mexicans fired upon Americans across the Rio Grande. President James Polk says, “We have tried every effort at reconciliation. But now, .... Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil” (Doc B). President Polk tried to…

Purchase in 1803 and led to a period of national debate between the anti and the pro-slavery states in order to gain economic and political advantage. However, in 1820, the congress was embroiled in the dispute over the way to devide the acquired territories into slave and free states. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a kind of an agreement between the two sides (the pro and the anti-slavery sections) with…

Currently, the United States holds jurisdiction over 14 territories. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, a territory is “an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by a government” or one of the parts of the United States that is not a state. These territories include regions like American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and various others. Being a colony also means that the citizens or habitants of these regions do not enjoy all the…

all the territories from Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In the 1830s and 1840s propagandists and politicians, the rush of settlers behind the nation’s borders called for an invasion of some areas that were occupied by migrants. This movement was the Manifest Density of the U.S. to expand all the territories of North America including Mexico and Canada. Moreover, many Americans liked the idea of this annexation and they deeply believed that Americans should invade and occupy as many territories as…

On December 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was finalized, which resulted in the transfer of power over the territory from France to the United States. The Louisiana Purchase (1803) served as the catalyst for Westward Expansion in American society. Furthermore, it was an examination of conscience for President Thomas Jefferson, as he grappled with the constitutionality of an acquisition of this magnitude. In addition to this, the Louisiana Purchase (1803) transformed America into the…

Every revolution around the world that happened in the old days they all had a goal and their goal was either to get independence or expand their land or territory. Mexico wanted to get their independence from The United States of America but they instead went into war with them and it turned into a revolution they fought very hard and even though America won at the end mexico still got their independence but they also got their land taken away days latter there were lots of leaders in the…

rate, immigration, and economic depression, America had to expand. The United States put the Manifest Destiny into action in several ways including: territorial expansion and settlement on the frontier. As the United States was look to expand its territory, the government…

Alike to the melting icecaps of the North, politics and the environment are rapidly changing. Currently, Arctic sovereignty is in dispute between the Arctic countries over resources, trade, and territory. The message presented in the source confidently exemplifies the opinion that in the 21st century, the Canadian government is obligated to pursue the sovereignty claim over the Arctic, regardless of the international opposition from America and the Arctic countries. These countries are Russia,…

The role gangs play in the community are many, like selling drugs and guns, having territory and make sure there's nothing they don't want in their territory, and bribing local law enforcement into looking away from the crime they’re creating. They also bribe politicians to secretly help them when they are doing business. Gang initiations are usually a crime or some sort of brotherhood saying. There are many types of gangs in the world and they do all kinds of bad things. Gangs sell drugs to…