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Moving West

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The United States bought a huge area of land from Frace doubling the size of the U.S. overnight
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    Louis and Clark Expidition

    Lewis and Clark set out on an expidition to explore the new Louisiana territory and went all the way to the Pacific Ocean
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    Trail of Tears

    The forced removal of native americans from the lands
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    Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail was the trail many pioneers took to the west until it was rendered useless by the trancontenental railroad in 1849
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    Mexican-American War

    A war between Mexico and the U.S.A. in which the American got alot of land from the Mexicans
  • Mormon Pilgramage

    Mormon Pilgramage
    The mormons after being forced out of the east for doing things others didnt agree with left. They went to Utah and settled around Salt Lake City. They now have a big precense there