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Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the Louisiana Purchase, a huge section or the midwest, from France for about $0.02 an acre. -
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Louis and Clark Expedition
Meriwether Louis and William Clark explore the Louisiana Purchase for the government. -
Beginning of Gold Rush
The Gold Rush starts with gold found in Sutter's Mill, CA. Gold miners, like the one at the left, swarm in with regular people to find gold. -
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Civil War
The North and South go to war. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was signed into law. -
Pacific Railroad Act
As of this day, the government loaned land to 2 railroad companies to build a transcontinental railroad. Source: ttp://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=32 -
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Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad is built by the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. The ground in Sacramento was broken by the then governor to start the progress. The ground-breaking in Omaha occured on Dec. 2, 1863. The construction for the Central Pacific, in California, started on Oct.26, 1863. In Sacramento, they started building on Oct.26, 1863. Six years later, at the end, the Golden Spike was hammered in as the very last spike in the Transcontinental Railroad. Source:http://www.tcrr.com -
Golden Spike
The golden spike was nailed in at the very end of the transcontinental railroad as the last spike.
