Western Expansion Timeline

Daniel Boone

Period: Nov 2, 1734 to Sep 26, 1820

http://www.history.com/topics/daniel-boone

Eli Whitney

Period: Dec 8, 1765 to Jan 8, 1825

http://www.biography.com/people/eli-whitney-9530201

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 20, 1803

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Period: Aug 31, 1803 to Sep 23, 1806

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark

Oregon Trail

Period: Jan 1, 1811 to Jan 1, 1840

http://www.frontiertrails.com/oldwest/oregontrail.htm

War of 1812

Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815

http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812

John Fremont

Period: Jan 21, 1813 to Jul 13, 1890

http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/johncharlesfremont.html

Texas Revolution

Period: Oct 2, 1835 to Apr 21, 1836

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3260

Indian Removal/Trail of Tears

Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Jan 1, 1839

http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears

Manifest Destiny

Aug 1, 1845

http://www.history.com/topics/manifest-destiny

The Donner Party

Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1847

http://www.history.com/topics/donner-party

The Mexican War

Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

Jan 1, 1847

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/whitman.htm

The California Gold Rush

Period: Jan 24, 1848 to Jan 1, 1855

http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849

The Battle of Little Bighorn

Period: Jun 25, 1876 to Jun 26, 1876

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm

The Massacre at Wounded Knee

Dec 29, 1890

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm