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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the US and France. The deal composed of 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. The land eventually doubled the size of the US. It greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically. It also confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal constitution. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Missouri on expedition to explore the West and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. -
Missouri Compromise
To preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Monroe Doctrine
During is annual address to congress, president Monroe declares that the American continents were to become off-limits for further colonization by European powers. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was enforced my president Jackson. It forced the removal of Native Americans living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Mississippi River. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty essentially ended the Mexican War. Mexico agreed to cede to the United States California and New Mexico in exchange for $15 million and assumption by the United States of claims against Mexico by U.S. citizens -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most celebrated members of the Underground Railroad. -
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was fought in the US between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had been seceded to form the Confederate States of America.