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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase is when The USA bought a huge piece of land that stretches across the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky mountains. This was an important time because the USA then gained control of the Mississippi river and doubled in size. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey West
Since the United States bought the Louisiana Territory they had to hire two guys to go on an expedition West. Their names were Lewis and Clark. This was important because there goal was to be able to find new animal and plant species and to create an accurate map of the West -
The California Gold Rush
This is the day that a guy of the name James Marshall found an Important discovery in California. When he was building something he came upon something shiny in the ground. He discovered that there was gold in California. This day had significance because when he discovered this many people raced to the American River to be near the gold.
