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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is considered the greatest real estate deal in history. The United States purchased the Louisiana The area of Louisiana was bought as territory from the French at a price of $15 million, or approximately four cents an acre.The purchase doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion. -
Lewis and Clark Expidition
The expedition begins on May 14, 1804. Their goal was to travel across America to reach the pacific ocean -
Indian Removal Act
Removal Act, in U.S. history, law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 providing for the general resettlement of Native Americans to lands W of the Mississippi River. From 1830 to 1840 approximately 60,000 Native Americans were forced to migrate. Of some 11,500 Cherokees moved in 1838, about 4,000 died along the way. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the 1838 forced relocation of Cherokees from their ancestral lands in the southeastern U.S. to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. About 4000 Cherokees died along the way. -
Oregon Trail
A passage used during the U.S. westward migrations, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. It was about 2000 miles long. -
Mormon Pilgrimage
3,000 Mormon set out on a 256 mile journey west which had lasted 120 days. The journey took place during the Mexican American War and they traveled along the Missouri River to Utah. -
Mexican American War
Two neighbors, the United States and Mexico, went to war. It was a defining event for both nations. By the war's end, Mexico lost nearly half of its territory, the present American Southwest from Texas to California.
