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The Louisiana purchase
the ganing of 828,800 square miles of French tarritory. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 14 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.The land included in the purchase comprises around 23% of the territory of the United States today.Napoleon Bonaparte, upon completion of the agreement, stated, "This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride." -
War of 1812
the war was between the United States of America and The British Empire. The conflict was cused by Britain's ongoing war with Napoleon’s France.Napoleon Bonaparte, upon completion of the agreement, stated, "This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride." -
Mexican War
was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. Mexico claimed ownership of Texas as a breakaway province and refused to recognize the secession and subsequent military victory by Texas in 1836.The Mexican territories of Alta California and Santa Fe de Nuevo México were ceded to the United States. -
The California Gold Rush
when gold was discovered by James Wilson Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.News of the discovery soon spread, resulting in some 300,000 men, women, and children coming to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.These early gold-seekers, called "forty-niners," (as a reference to 1849). San Francisco grew from a small settlement to a boomtown, and roads, churches, schools and other towns were built throughout California. A system of laws and a government were create -
Civil War
was a civil war in the United States of America between the States. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states. -
Emancipation Proclamation
two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one, issued September 22, 1862, declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. The second order, issued January 1, 1863, named ten specific states where it would apply.