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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of land by the United States from France. It was one of the most important land places in the history of the country and many say that it allowed the United States to expand even further westward and to become the nation it is today. -
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The Orgon Trail Being Traveled
Those who set out on the trail had a one-in-10 chance of dying before reaching their destination. While popular belief holds that hostile Native Americans posed a great risk to the pioneers, "All About the Oregon Trail" contends otherwise. Native people often aided the travelers, trading food and horses for items such as clothing and tobacco. The largest risks came from nature and from the travelers themselves. by this time the unitesd stats became an independent state and that is why this helps -
Erie Canal Being Finished
In order to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers and to offer a cheap and safe way to carry produce to a market, the construction of a canal was Made as early as 1768. This Helped the united states because they could ship goods and discover new places -
Texas Annexed by the united States
The Southern people were anxious to have the State of Texas annexed to the United States, and such a desire was a prevailing feeling in that sovereign State. this Helped because the united states got more states -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. This helped the unites states because it grew the unitesd states population -
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Texas Gaining Indepenpende
Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed.THis helped the united states because They were gaing independence and freedom -
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The Almao
Buoyed by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolution.
This Helped THe united Stattes By Fighting For THe New countries -
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Trails Of Tears
With passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 the forced removal of Native Americans throughout the United States began. By the Spring of 1838 almost all tribes east of the Mississippi had been relocated further west or destroyed in battle. This Helped THe untited states because they did have anymore prolblems with the africans -
Gadsden Purchase
President Franklin Pierce sent James Gadsden to Mexico City in 1853 with several proposals for buying from Mexico land to the south of the boundaries established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.this helped the united states because they got a larger area becasue they got so many states in theis deal. -
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The Morman Trail
Mormon pioneers and settlers were poised to be at the forefront of the gold rush and initial development of the Southern California region. This helped the united stated money wise -
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U.S mexican War
The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny"; the belief that America had a God-given right, or destiny, to expand the country's borders from 'sea to shining sea'. This belief would eventually cause a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans, Native Americans and United States citizens. THis helped the united states because they had a bigger independence and got a president and got more states -
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Mexican Secession
The core of the treaty defined the "Mexican Cession," the territory that Mexico was obliged to cede to the United States as a result of the war..this helped the united states because it made all the american people settle in one place -
California Gold Rush
James Marshall had a work crew camped on the American River at Coloma near Sacramento. The crew was building a saw mill for John Sutter. On the cold, clear morning of January 24, Marshall found a few tiny gold nuggets. Thus began one of the largest human migrations in history as a half-million people from around the world descended upon California in search of instant wealth.This helped the united states becasue they could sell it and get money -
California Becoming a State
In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day California, to the United States.This helped the united sttes becasue they got more than one state and now has a goverment
