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Indian Removal Act of 1830
Before the removal act, the native Americans were being forced to sign treaties to remove them from their current territories. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 established that the president could give land west of the Mississippi river to Native tribes if they agreed to give up their homelands. -
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Westward Expansion Timespan
A period where the United States pursued expansion to the west coast due to many reasons such as a growing population and land issues. -
Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion that consisted of U.S. colonists, and Hispanic Texans. They were the one to succeed in breaking up with Mexico during the Mexican-Federalist War. After defeating the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto, they established the Republic of Texas. -
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The Annexation of Texas
Timespan showing the events that led to the Annexation of Texas. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Daniel Webster was a Secretary of State during 1831 to 1843. On August 9th, 1842, the Webster-ashburton treaty was signed, resolving frictions in the anglo-american relations. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was the belief that the Americans were destined to spread and expand across the whole continent to the west. In 1845, John L. O'Sullivan first used the phrase 'manifest destiny' during an essay that was urging the U.S. to annex Texas. -
Annexation by the U.S.
Before Texas officially became a state, proslavery and antislavery groups fought over the issue of slavery and its expansion into Texas. The President John Tyler on his last days of presidency, had the Congress vote to make Texas a state. It wasn't until December 1845, when James K. Polk was in office, that Texas officially became a state. -
The Oregon Treaty
The Treaty solved a dispute between the United States and Great Britain, making the 49th parallel as the border west of the Rocky Mountains, letting the U.S. have control of the lower Oregon territory. It allowed for a resolution of a long dispute, and made a peaceful border between the United States and Great Britain. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the document that brought the end of the mexican-american war. It was signed on Feb 2, 1848 at Guadalupe Hidalgo, and made Mexico cede 55% of their territory. -
California Gold Rush
A major event where the discovery of gold led to a large number of people flooding to California. -
The Compromise of 1850
It was a created to respond to the growing tensions between north and south of the slavery issue. It was seen as a temporary solution to ease tensions. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement that said the U.S. would pay Mexico for a small piece of their land for $10 million. It was necessary they got this land because it was to be used for a southern transcontinental railroad. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a violent period in American history, involving brutal guerrilla warfare between pro, and anti slavery forces after the new territory of Kansas was created in 1854.