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Westwards Expansion
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Louisisana Purchase
The U.S bought the Luisiana territory from france for fifty million. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first American expedition to cross the westren portion of the states. -
Empresarios
The Mexican government gave large amounts of land to empresarios. In return they would encourage others to move over to the Mexican government. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams, Amdrew Jackson, Willia H. Crawford, and Henry Clay all ran for presodent. Sense so many were running at the same time one didn't have a percent. -
1827 Drafted Constitution
The Cherokee's drafted a constitution based on ours. -
Indan Removal Act
This was an act that was passed top move Nat -
Trail of Tears
The cherokees were moved out of their home and placed in land that they don't know. Six-thousand died on the move. -
Treaty of New Echota
Persuaded a Cherokee Cheif into signing the Treaty of New Echota, ceding all land for $5.6 million and free transportation. -
Oregon Trail
The Americans traveled to the west. -
The Mexican and American War
Most of the west was owned by Mexico, and America didn't care they wanted it. -
Wilmot Proviso
A proposed bill regarding the West, which said that slavery should be prohibited in all of the Mexican terrtories gained except Texas. -
End of the War
The war between the Americans and Mexicans ended. The "Treaty of Guadalupe" was signed. -
Gold was discovered
A carpenter named James Marshall was hired to build a saw mill for John Sutter. He discovered a few falkes of gold in northern California. -
California Becomes a State
California skips one of the steps in becoming a state because of all the population it gathered through the gold rush. -
Gadsden Purchase
The last purchase acpuiring Contiguous United States to add a large area. -
Alaska Purchase
United States pruchased from Russia by treaty that was approvd by the U.S. -
Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad that connects two coastlines. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Colonel George Armstrong, his men were wiped by enemy forces. While trying to control the Great Plains and trying to restrain indian reservations. -
Dawes Severalty Act
This was passed to break up indian reservations. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
After a Native American fired a rifle in a non-combat stuation, US soliders killed 300 indians and seven children.
