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Louisiana Purchase
America purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for only $15 million. This practicly doubled the size of America at the time -
Lewis and Clark Expidtion Begins
Meryweather Lewis and William Clark go on an exprdition to explore the land that the US has aquaired and to map it out. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Andrew Jackson "The People's President" beat John Quincy Adams in the 1828 election. -
Indian Removal Act Signed
Forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi river, which gave them the option of going to new land in return for their land, or to become a part of the state in which their land was being used for. -
Mexican-American war Starts
America wanted California because of the gold that was discovered, and to help with Manifest Destiny, so America could have land on both oceans. -
End of the Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American war ended with the signing of Guatalupe-Hildalgo treaty. This gave America: New Mexico, Colorado, California, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. America payed Mexico $18.5 Million in return. -
California Gold Rush
Gold is found in California, Americans rush to California with gold fever, and hoped to get rich. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase added a small ammount of teritory to the US. -
Gold Rush Ends
The gold rush ends -
Pony Express Begins
The Pony Express, a mail service that delivered packages across the Great Plains, began. -
American Civil War Begins
The South and The North begin fighting eachother. The bloodiest battle in American History has begun. -
Pony Express Ends
The Pony Express ends, and the telegraph is used instead. -
Lincoln Signs the Pacific Railway Act
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act into law, which promoted the TCRR by providing money and land claims. -
Transcontinental Railroad Construction Started
The transcontintalt railroad is under construction, being the first railroad in America to strech from the west coast to the east coast. -
Civil war ended
The South of the US has lost the civil war. Slavery is abolished, the South rejoins the North, and around 750,000 soldiers are dead. -
Alaska Purchase
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million. -
Transcontinantal Railroad construction is finished
The final spike (A.K.A the golden spike) was driven into the ground, finishing construction of the transcontenantal railroad. -
Klondike Gold Rush Starts
The Klondike Gold Rush starts, around 50 years after the California gold rush ended -
Hawaii Annexed
Hawaii annexd into the United States. It officlay became a territory 2 years later. -
Klondike Gold Rush Ends
The Klondike Gold Rush ends, people leave Canada, with gold dust being priced at about $16 per ounce
