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tecumseh
Leader of the Shawnee indian tribe. -
Louisiana Purchase
Paid France 15 million dollars to acquire land from France. -
Clermont Steamboat
Is widely referred to as the first vessel run by steam used for commercial use. -
Oregon Trail
A trail established by fur traders and trappers. -
Prophetstown
The battle ground of the war led by Tecumseh -
Seminole Wars
These wars were caused by the Americans wanting the seminoles to leave. -
Spanish Cession
Spain sells us Florida -
Santa Fe Trail
Served as a commercial highway until the railroad was built. Connected missouri and New Mexico. -
Erie Canal
A water route in New York to transport goods though the Hudson etc. -
Indian Removal Act
This was a treaty where Andrew Jackson signed off to agree to negotiate with the indians to give them lands west of the mississippi. -
Treaty of New Echota
Where the Cherokee agreed to cede the land and go live in the Indian Territory. -
The Alamo
The Mexicans killed all of the texians in the Alamo and several months later lost the war. -
Jim Bowie
An American Pioneer who died fighting at the Alamo. -
Trail Of Tears
A series of Indian tribe relocations. Indians were pushed to new lands by the americans between 1838-1839 -
First Telegraph
By Samuel Morse to Washington -
Texas Statehood
Texas became part of the union! -
Donner Party
A group of american pioneers who got stuck in the mountians during the winter and some of them resorted to cannailism. -
Oregon Treaty
The treaty split the Oregon territory at the 49th parrallel -
Sutter's Mill
A mill in California owned by John Sutter. A man found flakes of gold and told Sutter. This led to the United States Gold Rush. -
Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession was when Mexico gave us an abundance of land in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
Oregon Territory
The territory was claimed by many countrie so it was split and gave to the US and Britain. -
California Statehood
California gets it statehood! -
Gadsden Purchase
The US bought the land from Mexico. Which is present day Arizona and new mexico. -
Civil War
The civil war was when the Union and Confederacy fought for independece and slavery. -
Alaska Purchase
America buys Alaska from Russia -
First Transcontinental Railroad
The transcontinental railroad allowed faster transportation and trading of goods. First way to get across the country efficiently. -
Golden Spike
The final spike that was used to finish the first transcontinental railroad. -
Little Big Horn
The US 7th regime lost in a terrible battle with Lakota. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Americans went to disarm Lakota and ended up killing more than 200 indians. -
Arizona Statehood
Arizona joined the states!
