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Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Eli whitney invented a simple machine that influenced the history of the united states -
The oregon Trail
the oregon trail served as a natural corridor as the united states moved from the eastern half of the continent toward the west coast. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the united states and france. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
jefferson hoped that lewis and clark would find a water route linking to the columbia and missouri rivers. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812, the united states took on the greatest naval power in the world, great britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young countrys future. -
John Fremont
John was an amercian militsry officer, explorer, and politican who became the first candidate of teh anti-slavery republician party. -
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an American explorer and frontiersman -
indian Removal/Trail of Tears
the indian-removal process continued, in 1836 the federal government drove the creeks from thier land. -
Texas Revolution
American colonists in Texas secured the independence of that area from Mexico and subsequently established a republic -
Manifest Destiny
manifest destiny was the widely held belief in the united states that amercian settlers destined to expland throughout the continent. -
the donner party
a group of nearly 90 emigrants left Springfield, Illinois, and headed west. Led by brothers Jacob and George Donner, the group attempted to take a new and supposedly shorter route to California -
The mexican war
the mexican war marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Whitmans played an important role in opening the Oregon Trail and left a tragic legacy that would continue to haunt relations between whites and Indians for decades after their deaths. -
The California Gold Rush
One of the migrations stimulated by the discovery of gold was the internal westward movement of Americans from the eastern states who hoped to make fortunes in California.
