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Tecumseh
A Native American leader of the Shawnee with a large tribe that went against the United States during Tecumseh's War -
James Bowie
An American pioneer who fought in the Battle of the Alamo -
Louisiana Purchase
a land deal between the United States and France that cost about $15 million. -
Clermont Steamboat
The first steamboat in public service -
Prophetstown
The site of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe. -
Seminole War
The Seminole Wars were three conflicts in Florida between the Seminole -
Oregon Territory/Country
The United States and Britain agreed to allow citizens of both countries to settle there. -
Spanish Cession
A treaty was signed where Spain agreed to give Florida to the United States. -
Santa Fe Trail
Transportation route that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico -
Erie Canal Opens
Connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean with the Hudson River -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was passed during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. -
Treaty of New Echota
it cost three men their lives; the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia. -
The Alamo
An event in the Texas Revolution. -
Trail of Tears
Part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy. The Cherokee nation was forced to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
Oregon Trail
A route to get west. -
1st Telegraph
Samuel Morse sent the first message -
Texas Statehood
When Texas became a state -
Oregon Treaty
A border at the 49th parallel -
Donner Party
A group of about 90 emigrants that left Illinois and headed west -
Sutter's Mill
A mill associated with the California Gold Rush -
Mexican Cession
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California Statehood
When California became a state. -
Gadsden Purchase
An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico where the U.S agreed to pay Mexico $10 million where its now part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
Civil War
A war between the Union and Confederates -
Alaska Purchase
U.S. agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million -
1st Transcontinental Railroad
The connecting of railroads aloowing to get across the country -
Golden Spike
Connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads creating the first trasncontinental railroads -
Little Big Horn
The U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry and the Sioux and Cheyenne in one of the Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life -
Massacre at Wounded Knee
A killing of many Native Americans -
Arizona Statehood
When Arizona became a state
