Westward expansion

Westward Expansion on Native Americans

  • Louisina Purchase

    Louisina Purchase
    The native Americans started moving out west because of good soil and expanded where they could live and hunt. They gained friendship with the americans by helping them explore the west. Sacajawea helped Lewis and Clark.
  • Spanish Territory

    Spanish Territory
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    Spanish Territory

    The native americans were worried that their land was going to be taken away from them by the missonaries and soldier. Plus the natives were in the middle with Mexico and the U.S. Mexico didn't want the native on their land so they wanted us to move their to push them out but it resulted in a war. The U.S. against against Mexico.
  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny
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    Manifest Destiny

    Missionaries came, Britan started to get mad because Oregon was both Britan and U.S, they brought sickness that killed some the Native Americans. Traders helped the natives by trading with them the things that they need but dont have. With the lure to the west more people were going to west which they were coming in where the natives live, less food for the natives and run away crimanals.
  • Indain Removal Act

    Indain Removal Act
    They were forced from their homes. The americans didnt want them there because they wern't civalized, they already conqured them and they were "in the way". Many died on the trail of tears going to the west. They had to leave familes.
  • Califronia Gold Rush

    Califronia Gold Rush
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    California Gold Rush

    This was a flee of people to California in search to find gold. It affected the native americans by them bring sickness and they took over their land. They didn't care about them.