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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson sent james monroe to purchase the louisiana land from france. The cost for the land was $15 million, which is around 3 cent per acre, doubling the size of the U.S. overnight -
Oregon Trail 1811 to 1840
From about 1811-1840 the Oregon Trail was being built. It could only be traveled by horseback or on foot. By 1836, the first line of wagons was put together. It started in Independence, Missouri and traveled a clear trail that went all the way to Fort Hall, Idaho. -
Acquisition of Florida- Treaty of Adam-Onis
The U.S. was mad that slaves were running away to florida land, owned by Spain. Seminoles were also raiding land in Georgia. Andrew Jackson was sent to watch the border, but instead decided to invade Florida. After all of that, President Monroe sent a message to Spain that said, “govern or get out.” The treaty was signed and we ended up gaining Florida. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to get rid of the sectional and political enemies triggered by the request of Missouri during the late 1819's. At the time, the United States was made up of 22 states, divided equally between slave state and free state. -
Trail Of Tears
Andrew Jackson ignored the Cherokee treaty's orders. U.S. troops rounded up about 15K Cherokee, putting them in prison camps. Local residents burned native homes. Troops sent Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears in groups of about 1K people each. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas territory was first owned by Spain. Mexico had defeated Spain and gained the Texas territory. After a long revolution, Texas defeated Mexico and became its own country for ten years. The us decided to annex (add on) Texas in December of 1845 Under President Polk. -
Gold Rush Gold January 24, 1848 to 1855
The California Gold Rush had started January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The rumor of gold brought around 300,000 people to California , most coming from the United States and beyond that even. -
Compromise of september 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced multiple resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to avoid any problems between North and South. As part of the Compromise in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was destroyed. -
Fugitive Slave Acts
The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. Abolitionists had given it the nickname "Bloodhound Law" because of how the dogs were used to track down runaway slaves. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This was a treaty that was signed that ended the Mexican - American war. It established the border between Texas and Mexico as the Rio Grande river. It also gave the US the land known as the Mexican cession. This territory included California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to push away the Missouri Compromise of 1820 -
Homestead Act
The homestead act was a significant U.S. law that promoted the settlement and development of the American West. The act gave 160 acres of public land to anyone who paid a small fee and agreed to work on and improve the land, including building a residence, over a five-year period. The only personal requirement of the Homestead Act was that the homesteader had to be the head of a family or 21 years of age. that means all are alowed -
Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was built crossing the western half of America and it was pieced together between 1863 and 1869. It was 1,776 miles long and served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to be connected by rail for the first time in history.
