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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson buys the entire Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was when America bought the Louisiana territory. This was an extremely important time in history, because this was how America expanded so tremendousely. -
Lewis and Clark Journey West
Lewis and Clark headed west to open the door to a whole lot of possibilities. -
The Steamboat is Demonstrated
Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston prove the steamboat's powe by traveling up the Hudson River on the steamboat in just 32 hours, when it would normally take four days, to Albany. -
Mexico Becomes Independant
Mexico gains Independance from Spain, as the result of the Mexican Revolution. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams ended up winning this election. -
Erie Canal Opened
The canal that spans from Buffalo to Albany New York gets completed. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson was determined to win this election, and he did. -
Indian Removal Act Passed
The Indian Removal Act is passed, causing one of the biggest faults in America's history. -
Indian Removal Act
This was the cause of the Trail of Tears, gold was discovered on Native land, so America threw them out of their own land for it out of greed -
Oregon Trail
People set out on the Oregon trail to get supplies west so they can expand, there were a lot of people on this trail, because it was extremely important to get them there. -
Manifest Destiny
John L. O'Sullivan writes the phrase "Manifest Destiny" to symbolize America's destiny to move west. -
Texas Becomes a State
Texas becomes the 28th state of the United States. -
The California Gold Rush
Gold was found at Sutter's Mill in California, this caused people to abandon their wives and head off for gold, a lot of people died because of this. -
The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty Gets Signed
Mexico ended up getting the territory at the end of the Mexican war. -
California Becomes a State
Thanks to the Compromise of 1850 by Henry Clay, California becomes it's own free state. -
First Transcontinental Railroad Completed
Completeion of this railroad made it easier for people to settle west. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
This battle proved the power of the Sioux resistance, when they defeat Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his forces in this battle. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The U.S. army kills 300 Native Americans including 7 children after an exited native fires a shot. -
Arizona Becomes a State
Arizona gets admitted to the union, becoming the last of 48 states and thus, ending the expansion west.
