-
daniel boone
daniel boone was borned 1734 near reading pennsyvania he left home on a mlitary expedtion during the french and indian war in 179 boone led xpedtion to discovered a trail to far west though the cumberland gap in 1775 he settled an area he called boonesborough in kentuckey but faces indiand resistance. on september 26 1820. boone died in femme osage creek missouri -
cotton gin and eli whitney
eli whitney was born on 1765 to 1825 patented the cotton gin a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seed from cottonfiber. by the mid 19th century, cotton had become amrica's leading export. -
oregon trail.
served as natural corrider as united states moved from the eastern half and the continent toward the west coast the orgon trail ran apporximately 2'000 milies west from missour toward the rocky mountains to the willametter valley. a trail to california branched off in tsouthern idahao -
the louisiana purchase
was land deal between the united states and france in which the u.s acquired apporximately 827,00 square milies of the land west of the mississippi river for 15$million dllars -
lewis and clark expedition
president thomas jefferson guideda splendid piece of foreign diplomacy through the us senate: the purchase of losisiana territory from france after the louisiana purchase treaty was made, jefferso initited and exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the great roc mountains in the west. -
war of 1812
power in the world great britain in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country furture causes of the war attempt to restict u.s trade -
marcus whitman narcissa
(1802-1847) (1808-1847) among the first american settlers in the west the whiymans played an important role in opening the oregon trail and left a tragil legacy that would continue to haunt relations between whites and indians decaded after theeir death -
manifest destiny
expansion westward seemed perfectly natural to many americans in the mid nneteenth century. like the massacusetts purtans who hoped to build a city upon a hill courageous pioneers belied that -
john charles fremount 1813-1890
was one four major generals appoinited by presidentlincoln he was eaily the most celebrated as a union general, fremont's major civil war contribution was more political than military when he focused union attention on the role emancibution was more political than militray when forcuse union attention on the role emancipativon should play in the north was policy -
the trail of tears
a group of a thusand sac and foc indians returned to illinois, but militia member easily drove them back across the mississippi. the seminole resistance in floride was more formidable, resulting in war that began under chief oseola and lasgted in the 1840's -
texas revolution
but there were earliier enede with the battle of san jacinto. colonist so that is is impossible colonist so that is is impossbilble to set dogmatic liits in speaking of military epsodes alone -
the donner party
a groups a group of nearly 90 emigrants left springfield illnois and headed west. led by brother jacob and george donner the group attempted to take new and supposdely shorter route to california -
mexican
the marked of us armd conflict chefily fought on foreign soil it pitted a politically divid and militray unperpared mexico againt -
the cali gold rush
sparked the gold rush arguably one of the most significant events to shape american history during the first half of the 19th century as news spread of the discovery thousands f prspective gold miners
