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Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Eli whitney created a machine to quickly clean cotton. -
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Western Timeline
Time between 1800-civil war. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Was a deal between the French and United States for a little over 825,000 square miles of land for $15 million dollars. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark expedition was commisioned after the Louisiana Purchase to explore the western part of the now U.S. -
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War of 1812
Was a war between Great Britian and the United States about maritime rights. -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
It was the name given to the indian removal and relcation in southeastern U.S. during the Indian removal act of 1830 -
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Texas Revolution
U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas. -
Manifest Destiny
The phrase was first employed by John L. O'Sullivan in an article on the annexation of Texas published in the July-August 1845 edition of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review -
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Mexican-American War
It was a war over where the U.S. and Mexican border whould be. -
The Donner Party
A group of settllers that tried to take a shorter way to Califorina but ended up trapped 5 months and started to eat each other. -
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California Gold Rush
The movement of a large number of people to Californa after the discovery of gold.
