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Daniel Boone
Explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman -
Eli Whitney
Invented cotton gin. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
American physician and missionary in the Oregon county. Started a mission Cayuse in 1836. September 4th, 1802-November 29th, 1847 -
Louisiana Purchase
Deal between America and France. US received 827,000 miles of land while France received $15 million. -
War of 1812
War between America and Great Britain over maritime rights. -
John Fremont
Explorer, politician, and one of the first republicans to be anti-slavery for presidency. January 21st, 1813-July 13th, 1890 -
Death of Daniel Boone
Explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman. -
Death Of Eli Whitney
Invented cotton gin. -
Texas Revolution
Colonists of the Mexican Province rebel against Mexican government. October 2nd, 1835-April 21st, 1836 -
The Donner Party
The Donner Party Snow traps wagon travelers from California in the Sierra Nevada mountains. -
The Mexican War
Conflict between US and Mexico.
The Donner Party Snow traps wagon travelers from California in the Sierra Nevada mountains. April 25th, 1846-February 2nd, 1848 -
The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)
Army troops defeated in battle with Native American, Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne over at Little Bighorn River, Montana. June 25th, 1876-June 26th, 1876 -
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
Battle between US troops and Lakota Sioux results in the deaths of 300 Sioux men, women, and children. Was also the last battle of the 19th century. -
Lewis and Clark
Explored uncharted American interior of pacific west, 1804-1806. -
Oregon Trail War
Native Americans capture US troops. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee nation of Native Americans forced to migrate to Oklahoma.
1838-1839 -
Manifest Destiny
“the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.”