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(1775 - 1783) Between 1775 and 1783 the 13 American colonies united against Britain in a revolutionary war. -
The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. -
(1801 - 1809) Is one of the fathers of independence, Republican and Democrat -
The Louisiana Purchase is the first major land purchase and settlement of the US. the louisiana purchase has doubled the size of the US and has strengthened the country in material and strategy, it has also allowed the expansions towards the west -
(1804 - 1806) The Louisiana Purchase is the first major land purchase and settlement of the US. the louisiana purchase has doubled the size of the US and has strengthened the country in material and strategy, it has also allowed the expansions towards the west -
(1829 - 1837) The first democratic president, his mandate was tarnished by his active support for the deportation of Amerindians west of Mississippi -
President Andrew Jackson wanted white farmers to colonize the land, so he signed the Indian Removal Act -
The Indians were pushed west of the Mississippi because of the expansion. -
(1840 - 1880) The Oregon Trail is a historic road that was used by pioneers in the middle of the mountains leading from Missouri to the country of Oregon -
(1846 - 1847) The Donner Party was a group of American settlers/ pioneers who migrated from the Midwest to California by wagons. At the end of 1946 they ran aground and ended up trapped in the mountains of Sierra Nevada because of the heavy snow. -
(1848 - 1855) The gold rush took place in the Sierra Nevada and North Carolina, it was the largest migration in the history of the United States. James Marshall was the first man to find gold in California. -
(1850-1900) The term characterizes the settlements of the western United States in the second half of the 19th century. The area was the last to be colonized. -
(1861 – 1865) A Republican, his election led to the Civil War and the proclamation of the abolition of slavery -
This is public land granted by the American government to its citizens. The Homestead Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln and granted to volunteer pioneers. -
(1863 - 1869) The Transcontinental Railroad connected the East with the West of the US. The construction of the railway was in order to unify the nations. -
John Ford made a film called Stagecoach, showing numerous western coasts. This film highlights the opposition between the "bad" Amerindians and the "good" settlers.