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Lewis and Clark
1804 - Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and theirentourage set out from St. Louis, Missouri searching for a river connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. After finding no such thing, they took a land route through the Rocky Mountians.1806 - Lewis and Clark return home with no results. Even though, their return was celebrated throughout the country. -
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War of 1812
This was a war to settle the scores with the British for attacking American trade routes with the French. Almost 3 years 8 months later, they come to an agreement, the Treaty of Ghent. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was an signed in Ghent. This document was an agreement to have the British stop attacking the American trade routes to France. -
Erie Canal Opens
The Erie Canal stretching over 363 miles is a water way built to connect Buffalo, New York and Albany, New York. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act grants President Andrew Jackson the power to and funding to move Indiansin east of the Mississippi westward, starting the Cherokee. -
Alamo
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Mexican force of 4,000 troops attacked the town of San Antonio. 200 Texans defended the abandoned mission the Alamo. The Mexican Troops won on -
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Brigham Young Leads Mormon Company
Brigham Young led the Mormon pioneers to Salt Lake City.
They left from Winter Quarters, Nebraska in 5 April 1847 on a 1,040 mile trek and got to Salt Lake City, Utah on 24 July 1847, now known as the Mormon celebration Pioneer Day. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads join their tracks at Promontory Point, Utah. This makes western settlement easier shortening the time spent on trips for supplies.
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The Massacre at Wounded Knee
An excited Native American shoots an American soldier. The American troops massacre 300 Indians, including seven children. This is the final symbolic step in the war. After Wounded Knee, the Native Americans sucumb to the federal government and live on reservations.
