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Louisana purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys the Lousiana territory from France for 15 million. This doubles the size of United States -
Lewis and clark
Lewis and Clark map out the Louisana Territory to the Pacific Ocean -
Indian removal act
congress passes a law to move the Native Americans from the southeast to the west of the Mississippi -
Texas war for independence
A war fought between Mexico and Texas for Texas independent from Mexico -
trail of tears
the Cherokee is forced to march from East Coast to Oklahoma. Many Native Americans died along the way -
Oregon Trail
Many people travel west in order to find life. They followed a trail called the Oregon Trail. Over a span of 20 years, about 300,000 people came. -
The Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. -
The Mexican American war
A war fought for Texas. After the war, the United States Paid Mexico $15 million for land that became California, Texas, Nevada, Utah and other states -
Gold Rush
Jame Marshall found gold in California and many people rush there -
Gasden Purchase
A piece of land the United States got from the treaty of Mesilla
