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Brigham Young
Helped the mormons move to Utah -
Louisiana Purchase
The acquisition of Louisiana territory from the french -
Oregon Trail
wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. -
Santa Fe Trail
A 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. -
Battle of Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Decisive Battle in the War of Texas -
Annexation of Texas
The addition of Texas to US land -
Mexican American War
Battle between Mexico and the U.S., to gain more territory. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. -
Gadsden Purchase
Purchase of MExican territory by James Gadsden -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Established the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further land and hunting rights in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. The Powder River Country was to be henceforth closed to all whites. The treaty ended Red Cloud's War.
