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Louisiana Purchase
When the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of land from France, doubling the size of the nation. -
Oregon Trail
Trail that stretched from Oregon to California in a 2170 mile route from Missouri. -
Santa Fe Trail
Passageway where merchant-traders from Missouri who took manufactured goods to Santa Fe in exchange items they had there. -
Battle of Alamo
Suprise attack on Texans by a Mexican army that killed all but one. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texas Revolution; Texas gaines independence. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas becomes apart of the United States. -
Mexican-American War
War between US and Mexico; increase expansion of land and slavery debates -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
Ended the Mexican-American War; US gains land -
Brigham Young (mormons)
Leader of the Mormons after Joseph Smith's death. Directed them from Illinois to Utah. Became governer of territory. -
Gadsden Purchase
US agrees to pay $10 million to Mexico for a 29,670 square mile portion, which later becomes Arizona and New Mexico. -
Fort Laramie Treaty
Also called Sioux treaty; an agreement between the U.S. Government and the Sioux Nation, the U.S. recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation,set aside for only use by the Sioux people.