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The First President that wanted To expand west
James Knox Polk thought that as President he oversaw the largest territorial expansion in American history. -
The Second President That wanted to Expand was
The second President that wanted to Expand was thomas Jefferson in 1803. Before the west ward expanded but he championed a few failed attempts at such an exploration. -
The Begaing Of the Westward Expand
What happened was that President Thomas Jefferson. His idea was to forcfully move the indian out of there territory and make then move west in t oklahoma. -
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The Louisiana Purchase in 1803
The Louisiana purchase was one of the ways that help then expand westward. because the France need money for a war so napoleon sold there land to america. -
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How It all started
From 1803 to 1830 they had a plan to expand westward and kick. The five Indian tribes out of their land. And to force them into Oklahoma. -
The Indian removal act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. Indian lands within existing state borders. Congress passed the Indian Removal that authored. forced the relocation of the five tribes from the southeast. -
Trail of Tears
The Choctaw became the very first tribe that was forcibly removed, making the beginning. of the "Trail of Tears". Some 100,000 native Americans we moved ( that is foreshadowing). -
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The second tribe to get removed
The Creek is another tribe that was removed from their land over this time. -
The treaty of New Echota
The Treaty of New Echota is government officials and about claiming more than 500. and represent their 16,000-member tribes. which lead to the removal of the Cherokees. And homelands of Indian territory west there out the Mississippi. -
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Majority of Cherokee
The majority of Cherokee forced migration occurs, with many dying from very dangerous diseases, exposure, and starvation along the way they don't have food are drinkable water. -
The following events
Following the discovery of gold in Georgia. The Cherokee were forcibly removed. from their land leading to the "Cherokee Trail of Tears". -
The march of the tribes
The majority of the Cherokee people with the Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole. Where undertaking the forced march westward suffering. the very extreme hardships of traveling. in cold bitter weather. -
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The civil war
The Civil War happened from April 12, 1861, to April 9, 1865. How the Indians. Approximately 20,000 Native Americans served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. in large part because they were promised their state if the Confederacy won.