History GCSE
Territorial expansion and land loss
What Territorial expansion and land loss means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Territorial expansion and land loss
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1783 Treaty of Paris transferred vast territories west of the Appalachian Mountains to the new United States, leaving Indigenous lands vulnerable to aggressive westward expansion by American settlers.
Topics that use Territorial expansion and land loss
- Option P2: Key topic 3: The loss of an empire, 1765–83 - 3 Consequences of the war in America (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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