U.S Exploration History

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana purchase adds to the u.s French temtory from the golf of Mexico to the northwest Lewis and Clark expedition begins (west)
  • Lewis and Clark to Sacagawea

    Lewis and Clark to Sacagawea
    On march 26, the us government gave first official notice to Indians to move to the Mississippi River
  • The treaty of Fort Wayne

    The treaty of Fort Wayne
    The treaty of Fort Wayne bought to delclware, Potawatomi, Miami
  • Indian County Crime Acts

    Congress passed the Indian county crime acts
  • Siminote War ends

    Siminote War ends
    Andrew Jackson defeated Indians and African Americans ending the siminote war
  • Tribes Removed!

    Tribes Removed!
    Andrew Jackson submitted a bill calling for the removal of tribes east to the lands west of the Mississippi river
  • Indian Intercourse Act

  • Trail of tears

    Trail of tears
    Congress ruled Cherokee needed to stay in their own lands
  • Second Seminole war

    The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Seminoles and the United States, part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars. The Second Seminole War, often referred to as the Seminole War, is regarded as "the longest and most costly of the Indian conflicts of the United States
  • Gold Rush Begins!

    Gold Rush Begins!
    John Marshall finds gold in California beginning the huge gold rush
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    Congress passes the homestead act, making western lands belonging to many Indian nations available to non Indian American settlers
  • Congress overrides civil rights bill

    President Johnson submitted a civil rights bill which in turn was vetoed by the congress
  • Nez perce war

    Nez perce war
    The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict that pitted several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, a small band of the Palouse tribe led by Red Echo and Bald Head, against the United States Army.
  • Curtis Act

    Curtis Act
    This act ended the governments practice of refusing allotments and mandated the allotment of tribal land in Indian territory
  • Lone Wolf V.S Hitchcock Supreme Court

    Lone Wolf V.S Hitchcock Supreme Court
  • Multiple Acts

    Multiple Acts
    • Antiquities Act
    • Burke Act
    • Dawes Act
  • US vs Scandoval Supreme Court Decision

  • Indian Citizenship Act

    Indian Citizenship Act
    This congressional act extended voting rights