Transcript Rome & Unites States Expansion

Rome & Unites States Expansion
By: Giovanni Mazzone & Sarah
Skidgel
ROME EXPANSION
• From a small city-state in central Italy,
Rome grew into a great city
• It was the heart of one of the largest and
most long-lasting empires in history
• Romans were often ruthless in their
methods
• They destroyed entire cities as well as
enslaved whole populations
ROME 264-133 B.C.
• Most of the independent lands around the
Mediterranean Sea, with the exception of
Egypt, came under Roman rule
• There were three successful wars known as
the Punic Wars, but only the first one
helped to gain territory
PUNIC WARS
• First War= Territory
Gained
– Sicily
– Sardinia
– Corsica
– Spain
– Central Northern
Africa
• Second War
• Second was a
struggle/they lost
several battles
• Third War
• At the end of the third war, Rome finally defeated Carthage
AS A RESULT OF VICTORY
• After the Punic Wars, Rome expanded by
– Building homes, roads, and aqueducts, temples,
public baths, and monuments to celebrate the
victory
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UNITED STATES
EXPANSION
• 1782-1783: Boundaries of the United States are set on the
north by Canada, on the south by Spanish Florida, on the
west by the Mississippi River, and on the east by the
Atlantic Ocean.
• 1803: The Louisiana Purchase moves the western
boundary of the United States to the Rocky Mountains,
and is said to double the size of the U.S.
UNITED STATES
EXPANSION CONT.
• 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican
War between the U.S. and Mexico ended in the purchase of
Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
and western Colorado.
• 1867: Alaska is bought from Russia for $7.2 million.
• 1898: Hawaii is added into the United States.
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COMPARISON
Rome and the United States claimed territory
in different ways. While Rome took most of its
land by war, the United States got its territory
by purchase or treaties with other countries.
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