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Treaty of Paris
*Date- 1783
*President- No President
*Othert Nations Involved- Britain
*Event Description- The Treaty of Paris was signed which
ended the American Revolution. America then formed
there 13 colonies boundaring British colonies.
*Territory that was gained- The land that the Americans had stretched from all the way north by Canada all the way down south to georgia.
*Indian effect- the Indians got frustrated and joined Britain against the U.S and got weapons from them -
The Luisiana Purchase
*Date- 1803
*President- Thomas Jefferson
*Other Nations Involved- France
*Event Description- In the Luisiana Purchase France claimed the territory of Luisiana of 828.000 sqaure miles and the U.S paid all in all 15 million dollars
*Territory that was gained- First off, the U.S doubled it's land by going through with this purchase. The land stretched from current day North Dakota, all the way to Oklahoma.
*Indian effect- Made the Choctaw and Cadd groups move farther west -
Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea Expedition
*Date- 1804-1806
*President- Thomas Jefferson
* Other Nations Involved- None
*Event Decription- During this expedition, Sacajawea was pregnant with her first kid. She went on the expedition with Lewis and Clark
*Territory that was gained- The same territory that was gained in the Lousiana Purchase. Basically to establish an American presece and to explore and map the new territory.
*Indian effect- The Indiands were removed from the newly found land by the Indian Removal Act. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
*Date- 1819
*President- James Monroe
*Other Nations Involved- Spain
*Event Description- It was a treaty between the U.S and Spain that gave Florida to the U.S
*Territory that was gained- The U.S gained control of Florida and the Pacific Northwest.
*Indian effect- Seminole indians lie dead in Florida after they got killed by an order from Andrew Jackson in order to gain the territory from the Spaniards -
Santa Fe Trail
*Date- 1821
*President- James Monroe
*Other Nations Involved- New Mexico
*Event Description- It was a transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Territory that was gained- 1,200 miles of land from Franklin Missouri to Santa Fe, Mexico.
*Indian effect- The indians got aggravated but did not attack the U.S -
Indian Removal Act
*Date- 1830
*President- Andrew Jackson
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- This Act was signed by Andrew Jackson to negotiate with the Native Americans for removal of federal territory west of Mississippi River in exchange for homeland.
*Territorty that was gained- No new territory was gained, it was put in order to kick out all Indians that were still on U.S soil.
*Indian effect- The Law hurt the Indians, they had a few choices of where to go and most of them died on there journey -
Oregon Trail
*Date- 1836
*President- Andrew Jackson
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- An emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River with the Oregon valleys. A 2,000 mile route.
*Territory that was gained- From currnent day Missouri and the land extended all the way to Oregon.
*Indian effect- Indians trading things with the Americans, especially food. (tried avoiding violence) -
Annexation of Texas
*Date- 1845
*President- James K. Polk
*Other Nations Involved- Mexico
*Event Descrption- The U.S annexed texas and admitted it to the Union as the 28th state.
*Territory that was gaianed- 98,300 square miles of land that included the whole state of Texas.
*Indian effect- They got mad and wanted to attack the settlers -
Oregon Treaty following "54 40' or Fight!" campaign
*Date- 1846
*President- James K. Polk
*Other Nations Involved- United Kingdom
*Event Description- A treaty between Untied Kingdom and the U.S and ended the oregan boundary dispute
*Territory that was gained- The state of Oregon 98,466 sqaure miles
*Indian effect- Were not so happy about the campaign taking place -
Mexican-American War
*Date- 1846-1848
*President- James K. Polk
*Other Nations Involved- Mexico
*Event Description- A war between Mexico and America. During this war America invaded many parts of Mexico
*Territory that was gained- The U.S won the war and as result gained the whole state of current day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of New Mexico and Arizona
*Indian effect- Groups of Indians (Comanche, Apache, Navajo) raided Northern Mexico which helped Americans a lot in winning the war with Mexico. -
Mormon Trek
*Date- 1846-1847
*President- James K. Polk
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- Members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Letter-day Saints traveled. This trail expanded 1,300 miles
*Territory that was gained- No new territory was gained from this event
*Indian effect- Did not really bother the Indians. -
California Gold Rush
*Date- 1849
*President- James K. Polk
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- People rushed to California because they were told they would start a better life with opportunity.
*Territory that was gained- No new territory was gained from this event.
*Indian effect- they were used to mine the gold out for the Americans. -
Gadsden Purchase
*Date- 1853
*President- Millard Fillmore
*Other Nations Involved- Mexico
*Event Description- An agreement between the U.S and Mexico that lead to America expanding there nation.
*Territory that was gained- Southern Arizona and Southern New Mexico. The U.S paid Mexico $10 million for the new land which was 29,670 square miles.
*Indian effect- A group called Apache Indians were a threat to the Americans, while raiding settlers. -
The Sand Creek Masacre
*Date- 1864
*President- Abraham Lincoln
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- 700 Colorado men attacked a Native American village. These men killed about 100 Indians men and women
*Territory that was gained- No new territory was gained from this event.
*Indian effect- Many Indians were killed from this in Sand Creek, Colorado. -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
*Date- 1869
*President- Andrew Johnson
*Other Nations Involved- Mexico
*Event Description- A railroad that was completed that would be able to go all over North America
*Territory that was gained- No new territory was gained as a result from this event taking place.
*Indian effect- Indians were very unhappy. This is because Americans came into Indian territory once again in order to complete this project. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
*Date- 1876
*President- Ullyses S. Grant
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- war between Americans and two indian tribes. (Lakota, Northern Chayenne, and Arapaho)
*Territory that was gained- The Indians gained control of eastern Montana.
*Indian effect- Indians were very happy as they achieved there goal to defeat the Americans.
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Dawes Act
*Date- 1887
*President- Grover Cleveland
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- The U.S is granted freedom to survey American Indian tribal groups by the president
*Territory that was gained- U.S took over a lot of land from the Indians and sold it out
*Indian effect- Indians got mad and wanted to seek revenge, but they couldn't form a good army to defeat the Americans -
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
*Date- 1890
*President- William McKinlley
*Other Nations Involved- none
*Event Description- The U.S government seized Lakota's land
*Territory that was gained- The U.S gained control of Indian land.
*Indian effect- many Indians were killed from this event
