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Daniel Boone
Danial Boone explored an then spent 30 years settling it into a town called Boonesboro. -
Eli Whitley
Eli invented the cotton gin. -
Louisiana purchase
Land deal between the United States and France for over 827,000 acres, for over 15 million west of the Mississippi. -
Lewis and Clark
Louis and Clark was the first Americans to explore and cross the western part of the Untied States. -
Oregon Trail
1720 miles of tail for large wagons to get from the Missouri river to the hills of Oregon, The Oregon trail was laid down by traders and traper. -
War of 1812
War between Great Britain and the us of British violation of Maritime rights. -
Texas Revolution
The colonists in the Mexican province of Texas rebelled against the increasingly centralist Mexican government. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term 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. -
John Fremont
John was the first candidate to be nominated for anti slavery for the republican party. -
Marcus Whitman
Lead the first large party of wagons down the Oregon trail,establishing it as the main route for immigrants