Western Expansion Timeline

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    Eli Whitney

    An American inventor that is known for inventing the cotton gin.
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    Daniel Boone

    An American pioneer that is known for exploring the United States and was one of the first folk heroes of the United States.
  • War of 1812

    The United States and Great Britain had a conflict towards one another. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent
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    John Fremont

    An American officer, explorer, and politician who was the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President
  • Texas Revolution

    Began when colonist in the mexican province of Texas rebelled against the increasingly Mexican government.
  • Indian Removal/Trail of Tears

    From the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota. The Indian Removal had agreements signed under the provisions.
  • Manifest Destiny

    the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  • The Mexican War

    Mexican War or the Invasion of Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States
  • Louisiana Purchase

    In 1803 was a land deal between the United States and France. The United States got it for $15 million and is approximately 827,000 square miles.