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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States; passed on July 13, 1787 -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the United States acquired approximately 827,000 miles of land. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition was an expedition to explore the area west of the Mississippi river; led by Lewis and Clark -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 was a military conflict June 18, 1812- February 18, 1815; fought between the United States and Great Britain. -
Purchase of Florida from Spain
This is the year in which the United States bought the Florida territory from the Spanish. -
Missouri Compormise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries. -
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the East-West, cross-state route of the New York canal system. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was an act passed by President Andrew Jackson, saying that the Indians should be removed from their land, and moved onto reservations. -
Mormon Movement
The Mormon Movement is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Primitivist Movement founded by Joseph Smith. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the name given to the route that the Indians took when they were forced from their homes, and had to be moved to reservations. -
Annexation of Texas
The Annexation of Texas was the purchase of the territory of Texas from the Spanish. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
The treaty of Guadalupe was a treaty of peace between the United States and the Spanish. -
Oregon Territory
The oregon territory was purchased/claim in 1848. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was the purchase of Gadsden. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is the act in which Kansas and Nebraska became states. -
California Gold-Rush
The California Gold Rush was between the years 1848-1855. Gold was found all throughout California and near the borders of surrounding states. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was an act to make farming mroe available in the central North America. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The transcontinental railrpoad was the frist railroad that stretched across the United States. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was an act that done something to the United Stes for the better good of expansion.
