Westward Expansion Timeline (“Westward Expansion.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php.)
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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson doubles the size of the United States by buying the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. Image Citation: https://cdn.britannica.com/92/2192-004-7A826C8B.jpg -
Lewis and Clark Made It to the Pacific!
Discovered and graphed, charted, and wrote down everything they found in the Louisiana territory. Made it all the way to the Pacific. Image Citation: https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAwMDMxMzQ4MDQx/detail_lewis__clark_at_three_forks-2.jpg -
Indian Removal Act
Basically a law that says that the Indians are going to be moved to west of the Mississippi River. Image Citation: https://www.docsteach.org/images/primary/primary_9246_20170522153035.jpg -
Battle of the Alamo
Mexicans Attack the Alamo Mission killing everyone except for two people. Part of the reason for the Texas Revolution. Image Citation: https://gdb.voanews.com/7C8293AB-CA8E-4814-BFC0-3A1737404DC2_w408_r1_s.jpg -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation is forced out of their home and have to walk to Oklahoma. Thousands die. Image Citation: https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Trail-of-Tears-.jpg -
Oregon Trail
People start to travel west in wagon trails. About 300,000 took the trail over a span of 20 years. Image Citation: https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/images/trailmap.jpg -
The Gold Rush Begins!
James Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill and people wanted to strike it rich. Image Citation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/1850_Woman_and_Men_in_California_Gold_Rush.jpg -
Homestead Act
The Government offers free land to farmers who live on the land for at least 5 years and make improvements and build a house. Image Citation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Freeman_homestead-certificate.jpg -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A mix of Indian tribes come together and defeat General Custer and the 7th Calvary. Image Citation: https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc5MDg0MDEzMTM1NTgz/custers-last-stand-2.jpg -
EXPLORED!!!
The U.S. Government announces that the Louisiana territory has been explored. Image Citation:https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc5MDg1MDg3ODYwNDQ3/westward-the-course-of-empire-takes-its-way.jpg
