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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman. -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin and revolutionized the south of the United states -
The Louisiana Purchase
Land deal between United States and France, in which the United States bought what is now known as Louisiana -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Expedition of americans across the western part of United states. -
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The Oregon Trail
the Oregon Trail was laid down by traders and fur trappers. It could only be traveled by horseback or on foot. -
War of 1812
A war fought for 2 and a half years between United States and other countries -
John Fremont
John Charles Frémont or Fremont was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution began with the Battle of Gonzales in October 1835 and ended with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
he started a mission to the Cayuse in what is now southeastern Washington state in 1836 -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
Manifest Destiny
article on the annexation of Texas published in the July-August 1845 edition of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, which he edited. -
The Donner Party
The Donner Party (sometimes called the Donner-Reed Party) was a group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. -
The Mexican War
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a period in American History which began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma,California. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
he Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River inMontana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.