North America, 18 Oct 1859: Raid on Harpers Ferry
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 18 Oct 1859 (Manifest Destiny: Raid on Harpers Ferry), showing the following events: French annexation of Clipperton Island; Oregon becomes US state; First Siege of Veracruz; Wyke-Aycinena Treaty; Pig War; Kansas votes to become a free state; Raid on Harpers Ferry.

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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)

Conservative

Mexico

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

Grenadine
Confederation

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

British
Columbia(Br.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Kansas Terr.(US terr.)

Nebraska Terr.(US terr.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Kiowa,
Comanche

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Washington
Territory(US terr.)

Utah Terr.(US terr.)

New Mexico
Territory(US terr.)

Clipperton(Fr. claim)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Nov 1858French annex
Clipperton I.

14 Feb 1859Oregon becomes
US state

16 Feb–31 Mar 1859Conservative siege
of Veracruz fails

Apr 1859Anglo-Guatemalan
Treaty over Belize

Jun–Oct 1859Pig War:
US & Britain dispute
San Juan Is.

4 Oct 1859Kansas votes
to become a
Free State

16–18 Oct 1859John Brown raids
Harpers Ferry

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