Western Expansion Timeline

By Destiny Herrera
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    Daniel Boone

    In 1796, Boone went on an expedition and discovered a trail called Cumberland Gap.
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    Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney, is an American inventor. He patented the cotton gin, the cotton gin is a machine that sped up the process of removing the seeds.
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    Marcus Whitman

    A physician and missionary in Oregon Country

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase is a treaty signed between the United States, and France.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Thomas Jefferson asked Congress to pay for/fund an expedition that would cross Louisiana all the way to the Pacific
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    Narcissa Whitman

    Pioneer and Missionary in Oregon Country

  • War of 1812

    This was an argument between United States and Great Britian
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    John Fremont

    Fremont, was the first candidate of the anti slavery Republican Party

  • Indian Removal/Trail of Tears

    Federal governments forced many Native Americans to leave their homes and walk thousands of miles across the Mississippi River. Many people didn't make the journey thats why it's known as the Trail of Tears

  • Texas Revolution

    Texas fighting with the Mexican government

  • Oregon Trail

    This was a route that large wheeled wagons took that connected to the Missouri River valley.

  • Manifest Destiny

    A belief that the settlers were destined to expand across North America

  • The Mexican War

    First U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil.

  • The Donner Party

    A group of American pioneers that set out for California in a wagon.

  • The California Gold Rush

    James Wilson Marshall discovered gold flakes, and tried to keep it a secret.

  • The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)

    The indians and America gathered in Montana and fought for their land.