Westward Expansion Timeline By Leena&Bianca 1767 Daniel Boone http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php 1807 Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston Demonstrate the Speed of the Clermont http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/westwardexpansion/timeline/ 1849 Apache Wars http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1853 Gadsden Purchase http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1854 The Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1854 The Ostend Manifesto http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1860 Pony Express http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1862 Homestead Act http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1867 Purchase of Alaska http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm 1869 The Transcontinental Railroad http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm