American progress

Moving West– Manifest Destiny

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    In 1803, In presidency of Thomas Jefferson,
    Land deal between The United States and France.
    827,000 square miles of land was sold to The United States by France for $15 million dollars.
    USA doubled in its physical size after the Louisiana Purchase
  • Lewis and clark Complete Trip

    Lewis and clark Complete Trip
    In may 1804, the expedition started from near St. louis. The goal was to Discover information about Geography, people, and natural resources.The explorers traveled up the Missouri River through the plains, which are wide open grasslands.
  • Texas Independence

    Texas Independence
    It is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, this document was signed by 59 people. This document was saying about liberty, property citizen, and life
  • Texas becomes a State

    Texas becomes a State
    Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state. It is now independent from Spain. Texas entered the USA as a slave state.
  • Mexican War

    Mexican War
    America admitted Texas to the Union.The war happened because of a border dispute. It lasted 1846-1848. The USA forces took control of most California in 1846. In september 1847 USA took over Mexico City.
  • Oregon Territory part of US

    Oregon Territory part of US
    By 1846, there was less British than Americans. We were going to start a war but we just made an agreement with Britain.
    By 1846,There was more Americans than British when we were moving to Oregon. Although they had agreed to take the land, the U.S. was ready to claim Oregon. Britain accepted the deal so we wont have war.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    The gasden purchase is an agreement between the US and Mexico, where US agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile land of Mexico that after a while became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
  • California becomes a State

    California becomes a State
    Caifornia became a 31st state in USA. MExico signed the treaty. Nine days before they found gold in California Colomo and 49rs started flooding Californi for the gold that was laying there. The gold rush started.