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Daniel Boone (Kentucky)
He was the first one to really explore Kentucky -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
He made the cotton gin, it speeds up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
The Louisianna Purchase
was a land deal between the United States and France -
Lewis and Clark expedition
was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States -
War of 1812
the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country’s future. -
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John Fremont (in California)
was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
An act that exchanged Native American land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but which was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership -
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Texas Revolution
was the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists, most of whom were landowners from the United States. resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
THey headed west with another couple, She became the first white woman to cross the rocky mountains. -
The Oregon Trail
When the first migrant wagon train was organized in Independence, Missouri, a wagon trail had been cleared to Fort Hall, Idaho. -
Manifest Destiny
is a word for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. -
The Donner Party
a group of nearly 90 emigrants left Springfield, Illinois, and headed west. -
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The Mexican war
marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. -
The California Gold Rush
James W. Marshall found shiny metal in the tailrace of a lumber mill Marshall was building for Sutter on the American River.
