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Daniel Boone
He was an explorer and was a pioneer. He was one of the first folk heroes. -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Modern mechanical cotton gin was invented in the United States. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The United Stated purchased 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France. -
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Lewis and Clark Expidition
they explored the new lands of the Rocky Moutains in the west -
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
They explored the new land of the Rocky Mountains. -
War of 1812
This war lasted for 2 and a half years. It was between the United States and The United KIngdom -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
The Indians leave Georgia, Tennessee,Alabama, North Caroline, and Florida. They were forced to move to the other side of the Mississippi river. -
John Fremont
Topographical Engineer,and earned a national reputation for his reports on the American Wes -
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Texas Revolution
Began when colonist rebelled against the increasingly centralist Mexican government. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
They opened the Oregon Trail, the legacy that they left was to haunt people that had relation between Whites and Indians. -
The Oregon Trail
A trail used for American pioneers for the people that live in the Great Plains. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief was that the Untied States was destined to stretch from coast to coast -
The Donner Party
Group of pioneers lead by George donner and they went to California in a wagon train and spent the winter of 1846 -47 and they were snowbound. -
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The Mexican War
War took place between the U.S and Mexico . -
The California Gold Rush
When gold was found by James Marshall at a mill called "Sutter's Mill" in Coloma, California. -
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The Battle of Little Bighorn
pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer -
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
