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Proclamation Line
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Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson purchased Louisiana from the French for 15 million dollars. Which resulted in doubling the size of the United States. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
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Missouri Compromise
Congress wanted to maintain a balance in the country, resulting in having Missouri become a slave state in exchange for Maine turning into a free state. This created a balance or 12 free and 12 slave states. -
Battle Of Alamo
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Trail Of Tears
As more people came from Europe it was making the Native Americans adapt and remove a couple of cultural movement, by 1838 Cherokee Nation was being forced to move out of the Southeastern side of the country migrating West facing a death toll of 10,138 due to bad weather, poor planning, and difficult traveling. -
Manifest Destiny
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Gold Rush 1848
More than 300,000 people migrated due to gold being found in California making it a supply of the American Economy also creating a impact for Native Americans by toxic killing fish in the water and destroying habitats for gold searchers. -
Mexican Cession
Arranged after the U.S-Mexican war arranged a cessions allowed the United States with the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 giving them territory that would be known as California,Nevada, and Utah. -
Homestead Act
Caused westward expansion, allowed Americans to claim ownership to their land for minimum cost. The land was most likely claimed by citizens that never attended war. having availability to own up to 160 acres of land. -
Dakota Access Pipeline
