North America, 14 Oct 1852: Opening up the West
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 14 Oct 1852 (Manifest Destiny: Opening up the West), showing the following events: Bartlett-Conde Compromise; Treaty of Fort Laramie; Raousset’s invasion of Sonora; Federation of Central America.

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S t a t e s o f

A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

New
Caledonia(Br./HBC)

Central
America

Unorganized
Territory

Oregon
Territory(US terr.)

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Utah Terr.(semi-indep)

New Mexico
Territory(US terr.)

Minnesota
Territory(US terr.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Dec 1850–Aug 1851US-Mexican talks
fail to resolve
border dispute

17 Sep 1851Treaty of Fort
Laramie guarantees
US safe passage
along Oregon Trail

1 Jun–29 Oct 1852Raousset-Boulbon
invades Sonora

13 Oct–10 Nov 1852Abortive Federation
between El Salvador,
Honduras & Nicaragua

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