8.2 timeline

By reesephillips
  • The Colonies are discovered

    The Colonies are discovered

    Eventhough this was a long time ago and way before people think the westward expantion started this was a key point to finding new land to start new lives and new opportunity.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    This purchase caused The United States to double in sizes which caused many civilians to move to the west to build and get new opportunities.
  • 1808 imporation of slaves end.

    1808 imporation of slaves end.

    This was enacted to prohibit the importing of slaves. This was political and economical because it provided a shortage of slaves.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    The Senate wanted to keep the balance of free and slave states. They agreed to admit Maine and keep it free and admit Missouri and keep it as a slave state. It was political.
  • The Wilmot Proviso

    The Wilmot Proviso

    This was a bill that stated that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist. This was political.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    This was several bills that aimed to reduce the tension between free states and slave states. It was a political because it was an act of congress.
  • The Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act

    It was political and removed restrictions on the expansion of slavery in the Missouri Compromise.