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louisiana purchase
the Louisiana purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United State from France in 1803 -
lewis and clark expedition begins
Lewis and Clark and the rest of their expedition began their journey near St. Louis and Missouri the group was often called the Corps of Discovery by historians. -
trail of tears starts
the trail of tears. In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi river and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
california gold rush begins
the great California gold rush began on January 24, 1848 when James W. Marshall a gold nugget in a American river while constructing a sawmill for John Sutter, a Sacramento agriculturalist. -
kansas-nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 may have been the single most significant event leading to the civil war. -
homestead act
homestead act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. -
US civil war ends
the union faced secessionist in 11 southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America. -
buffalo soldiers formed
nickname was given to the "negro cavalry" by the native American tribes they fought in the Indian wars. -
Transcontinental raolroad completed
transcontinental railroad was completed on May10,1869. the first transcontinental railroad was completed when the union pacific and the central pacific met each other. -
Chief Joseph surrenders to U.S. army
chief Joseph loved his homeland, his people, and peace, but he was tired of running from U.S. army.
