Westward Expansion

  • Oregon Contry

    Families in search of farmland moved west. Britain and the U.S. signed a treaty to share Oregon.
  • Americans in Mexican Texas

    Moses Grant was given land in Mexico, where he settled there, and so did many others. They had to become Mexican citezens, and practice the Roman Catholic Religion
  • Moses Autin

    Moses Austin gets a land grant in Mexican Texas
  • Conflict With Mexico

    Gonzales clashed with Mexican Troops enforcing the laws
  • Siege at Alamo

    The Texans were not well equipped so the Mexicans surrounded them at Alamo and tried to make them surrender 180 Texans and 1,500 Mexicans were killed
  • Battle of San Jacincto

    Battle between Mexico and the U.S.
  • Panic of 1837

    Many jobs were lost and the U.S. were in debt
  • Wagon Trains

    Wagon Trains moved a lot of settlers. they had to travel 2,000 miles in 5 months. The biggest threat was sickness
  • Oregon Trail Opens

  • California Gold Rush

    People rush to Cali to find gold and strike it rich
  • Utah Becomes a State

    Utah becomes a state in the U.S.