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Louisiana purchase
In 1803 the United State made the Louisana purchase. They bought a huge piece of land from France that made the U.S. way bigger. -
Louis and Clark expedition started
The Louis and Clark expedition departs to map the course of the pacific ocean. -
Indian removal act
Congress passed a law to move Native Americans from the Southwest to the west of the Mississippi river, Which then led to the trail of tears. -
Battle of Alamo
A group of Mexican troops attacked the Alamo mission and killed almost all of the people. Only two men survived. -
Oregon trail
People started moving west in wagons on a trail that was later called the Oregon trail. -
Texas becomes a U.S. state
America claimed texas as theirs which is how the Mexican-American war started. -
Oregon treaty
England signed the oregon treaty giving Oregon to the United States. -
Brigham Young leads 5,000 Mormons to Utah
After religious prosecutions a group of 5,000 Mormons moved to Salt Lake city being led by a man named Brigham Young. -
The Mexican-American war
Mexico and America fight over Texas ever since America caimed it as their own. -
California gold rush
Gold is discovered in California. More than 80,000 people move to California to look for gold. -
Gold rush began
James Marshall discovered gold at Sutters Mill. Shortly after a lot of people headed that way to strike it rich. -
First productive oil well
the first productive oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake. -
Pony express
Mail started being delivered by horse. They would have to travel miles to deliver it to. -
The first transactional telegraph
The first telegraph was invented. Because of this, the Pony express ended. -
Pacific railroad act
The U.S. agreed to help fund for a railroad going from Clifornia to Missouri. -
Homestead act was approved
The Homestead Act was approved. Based on the familys size, it gave free farms to families, -
Yellowstone national park
Was dedicated as the firs national ark by president Ulysses S. Grant. -
Barbed wire invented
Farmers could now have something more advanced to keep their cattle from getting away from the farm. -
Black Hills gold
Gold is discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. -
Wild Bill Hickock was shot
Someone shot him while he was calmly playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota
