Expansion Timeline 1800- 1860

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    Second Great Awakening

    Was a Protestant religious revival, memberships in the Baptist and Methodist increased and the preachers were in charge of that movement.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Was a settlement of an argument between free states and slave states. This made Missouri admit as a slave state and maine as a free state.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    This expressed that America wouldn't accept any type of European or foreigners in the western Hemisphere because it was going to be considered a threat towards the safety of America.
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    Trail of Tears

    Was a journey that ended in tragic effects. The people of Cherokee had to give up their land by force and migrate to an area now known as Oklahoma.
  • Bear Flag Revolt

    Occurred during the Mexican- American War. California got taken away from Mexico and became independent. Therefore, given the original Bear Flag.
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    Gold Rush

    Gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news got out making many immigrants, around 300,000 people, move there.
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    This treaty gave the United States 525,000 square miles, which involved part of or complete lands that are now known as Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
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    Underground Railroad

    Was a network of secret routes and houses that were used by African- American slaves when they would try to escape into the free states.