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Manifest Destany and Westward Expansion TImeline
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Louisiana Purchase
Trippled our Country's size by three times. -
Clermont Steam Boat
First steam powered boat in the world! -
Tecumseh
Leader of a tribe of Idnians that hates the Untied State -
Spanish Cession
Cession of Florida to the United States -
Santa Fe Trail
Trail the was most used to travel west till the railroad came along. -
Erie Canal Opened
Opens up more ways of travel and trade. -
Indian Removal Act
Act the helpped with the removel of the indians. Helped start the trail of tears. -
Prophetstown
The town names after Leader Tecumseh -
Treaty of New Echota
Provided the leagal needs for the Trail Of Tears -
Oregon Trail
Only way to get west at the time by land very difficult and dangerous. Best know for the Donner Party -
The Alamo
Spanish forces attacked an american bace and took control. -
Jim Bowie
Played a huge role in the Texas Revolution. -
Trail Of Tears
Trail the Natives took when moved west. -
First Telegraph
This man sent out the worlds first telegraph paving the way for communitcation -
Texas State hood
Taking Texas from the Spanish becoming the 28th state. -
Donnar Party
Best know for eatting their own party to live. -
Oregon Treaty
Tricking the British into giving us the land would soon become Oregon and Washington -
Sutter's Mill
Gold descovered started the "Gold Rush" -
Mexican Cession
The area of now southwestern United State was that became ours as part of the Mexican Cession -
Oregon Territory
Fooled the British into giving up more land. Created the country we have today. -
California Statehood
Helps support the American dream. America ran from sea to sea. -
Gadsden Purchase
The purchase of the area that now is know as Arizona and New Mexico -
Seminole Wars
Also know as the Florida wars. Seminole Wars was the fights between the American People and the Natives of Florida -
Civil War
The war between north and south United States for power of the country -
Alaska Purchased
We purchased the area that now today is know as Alaska -
Golden Spike
The spike used to finish the TCR. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
First railroad to travel all the was across the country. Much easier to get from place to place. -
Little Big Horn
Natives kill Custer and many "Americans" -
Massicare At Wonded Knee
First group of natives to fight back against being moved west. -
Arizona Statehood
Arizona becomes the 48th state.
