Western Movement

By meganmariej

  • Elizabeth Ann Seton founds Sisters of Charity

  • Mormon Religion Begins

    Joesph Smith starts The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • War of Texas Independence Begins

    Texas wanted independence because it didnt like Mexican law.

  • War of Texas Indepence Ends

    Santa Anna is found in a swamp and forced to sign 2 treaties, a public treaty and a prive stating the exchange of prisoners and to never fight the Texans again. U.S. gets Texas and all of the land to the west.

  • Battle of the Alamo

    Mexican cannons smashed the walls of the Alamo, killing almost everyone inside. This event motivates the Americans to fight their hardest.

  • Opium War between Britain and China

  • The Oregon Trail

    Main overland migration route leading from Missour River to Oregon Country

  • The Dominican Republic Secedes From Haiti

  • Mexican American War Begins

    Started because the Mexicans wanted the Texans out because they didnt follow their law.

  • Planet Neptune is Discovered

  • Mexican-American War Ends

    Mexico signs a peace treaty giving up all claims to Texas.

  • Gold Rush Begins

    James Marshall discovered gold, triggering 300,000 people to rush to California.

  • California Becomes a State

  • End of Gold Rush

  • Cattle Trailing

    Principal method of getting cattle to market. Provided Texans with a practical, economical mean of marketing livestock.

  • Cattle Trailing Hayday Ends