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Manifest Destiny Timeline

  • The Treaty of Greenville

    The Treaty of Greenville
    It was a treaty after the battle of fallen timbers. It took place Ohio.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
    It was a perchance of land from France to the US. It was land west of the Mississippi river that was previously owned by Indians.
  • The Steamboat is invented

    The Steamboat is invented
    Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. They were really expensive so very rare.
  • The National Road is Completed

    The National Road is Completed
    This was also know as Route 40. It was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
  • The Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Battle of Tippecanoe
    This battle was fought in Indiana. It was fought between USA and Native America.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    It was a war between America and Great Britain. It made America stronger as a country.
  • Indiana becomes a state

    Indiana becomes a state
    Indiana was the 19th state. Indiana means "land of the Indians"
  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    Adams-Onis Treaty
    It was also known as "The Florida Perchance Treaty. It was bought from Mexico.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    A compromise when the North and South were fighting about slavery. It evenly divided slave states.
  • John Quincy Adams is elected President

    John Quincy Adams is elected President
    He was a 6th president. He was also a senator.
  • The Erie Canal is finished

    The Erie Canal is finished
    The canal links Lake Erie to the Hudson river. It was nicknamed "The 8th wonder of the world. "
  • Andrew Jackson is elected President

    Andrew Jackson is elected President
    He went against John Quincy Adams. He was the 11th president.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo
    It was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio. It was against Mexico.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    The Indians lost there land during the Luisiana perchance. It was called The Trail of Tears because of the affect on the Indians
  • Texas is annexed by the United States

    Texas is annexed by the United States
    Texas is the 29th state. It was annexed after the Mexican- American war
  • The California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush
    People went to California because there was gold there. It was the largest Mass Migration.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    This was a set of resolutions between the north and south. It ended with the slave act.
  • California becomes part of the United States

    California becomes part of the United States
    California was previously owned by Mexico. It became 31st state.
  • The Kansas/Nebraska Act

    The Kansas/Nebraska Act
    It let Kansas and Nebraska decide if they were slave states or not. It repealed the Missouri compromise.
  • The Dred Scott Decision

    The Dred Scott Decision
    A slave went to a free state and was told he was not aloud to be free. He was told that he was not a US citizen.