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the Louisiana purchase
The U.S made a deal with France. In that deal, the U.S got 827,000 square miles of land near the Mississippi River. The signing of the Louisana purchase took place in Paris on April 30, 1803 -
the california gold rush
The California gold rush started in 1848. When James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold made 300,000 people go to California. -
the homestead act
The homestead act wanted to give 160 acres of land for only a small fee. Daniel Freeman was the first claim under the act on Jan,1,1863 -
the completion of the transcontinental railroad
The completion of the Transcontinental railroad connected two railroads. This made railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S history -
the invention of barbed wire
Barbed wire helped framers when herds of cows and sheep were destroying land and crops. Joseph Glidden made barbed wire, barbed wire is fencing wire with sharp barbs. -
battle of little big horn
The battle of little bighorn happened on June 25th of 1876. The battle of little bighorn began when the second treaty of Fort Laramie was broken. -
the dawes act
The goverment broke up land into separate plots. 90 million acres of land were taken from native americans. -
wounded knee massacre
In the wounded knee massacre cavalry soldiers killed 146 Sioux Indians. It said that soldiers were purposely taking revenge for the defeat at little bighorn in 1876.
