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The Gold Rush
In early 1848 Gold nuggets were found in the Sacramento valley. Soon word got out about the gold that had been found in California and soon People traveled to California from every wear they surrounded San Francisco. By the end of the gold rush the amount of non Americans that lived in California was an estimated 100,000 . A sum of 2 million worth of gold was extracted during the gold rush. James Wilson Marshal was working at John Sutters sawmill found some flakes of gold in the water that's h -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 on the border of South, and North Carolina.The he was born into a poor family he became a lawyer and became very wealthy. In 1824 he lost to John Quincy Adams in the presidential run for president, but the following election Jackson won making him our nation's 7th president. Jackson was forceful in the relocation of many tribes along the Mississippi river.When the British invaded the Carolina's Jackson's mother and two brother died. -
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was born in 1801 his first jobs were carpentry and painting. In 1832 he was baptized in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1835 he became an apostle after Smith's death in 1844 Brigham Young became the president until death. Young was responsible for the movement of 12,000 Mormons to Utah, Young was one of the first people out in Utah he became governor of that territory in 1851. Young contacted for things such as the telegraph and railroad lines. -
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was born December 23,1805, in Sharon Vermont. Smith grew up on many tenant farms in Vermont,New Hampshire, and New York state. In 1820 Smith at the age of 14 prayed to god asking which religion he should join. Joseph went to the woods to pray and by his account he was visited by God and Jesus while he was praying,they told him to join no religion. Three years later in 1823 he was visited by an angel the angel gave him the locations of gold plates that were supposedly left by a form -
The Trail of Tears
The start of 1830 American troops started escorting nearly 125,000 Native Americans across the country towards Oklahoma.The government were doing this on behalf of the whites who wanted the Indians land to grow crops such as cotton.The trail crossed over the Mississippi river and was thousands of miles most Indians walked. Andrew Jackson who was a general in the army at the time had supported the idea of the Indian removal act. Jackson had fought against the creek from Georgia many times before -
The Mormons
Started by John Smith in 1830 establishing the first church of Christ also the book of Mormon was established. The Mormon religion rapidly gained followers . In Ohio Missouri and Illinois Smith set up communities . Mormons were heavily criticized for certain practices such as polygamy . Smiths successor Brigham Young persecuted Mormons from Nauvoo. Joseph Smith died in a jail cell located in Carthage Illinois on June 7th 1844 by and anti-Mormon mob. In 1846 12,000 Mormons lived in the Winter Qua -
The Mexican war
The Mexican war lasted from October of 1835 to April. This war was caused by the Mexican president Cancelling the election and becoming a Dictator. The Mexican president disagreed with the amount of american settlers being let into mexico and given land. Neither the Mexican army nor the American army could strike a final blow against each other. Both the Mexican and American governments lacked the resources to stop each other indefinitely which is why the american government gained Texas via a -
The Alamo
In February,23 of 1836 Mexico started to assemble they were led by a Mexican general by the name of Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna. The Alamo had 200 volunteer soldiers including William Travis, James Bowie, and even Davy Crockett. The 200 hundred even though they were out numbered lasted 13 days before they were taken over. After that day the Alamo would be a representation of courage and endurance even when facing unbeatable odds. That very same year Texas gained its independence from Mexico . -
Manifest Destiny
The words Manifest Destiny was most commonly used in the time of the American expansion. The term means that it was America's destiny to own territories from coast to coast. This phrase was first popularized by John L. O'Sullivan in his article annexation of Texas ,which was published August of 1845.This belief of a Manifest Destiny was popular with the Anglo-Saxon Americans who were pushing west to settle and create more strong holds for the Americans soon leading into issues with the Indians. -
The Donner Party
On this day the Donner Party leaves the town of Springfield,Illinois led by George and Jacob Donner. Their plan was to follow the California trail that led west to Fort Bridger.The brothers were to follow a trail guide Lansford Hastings, but when they got to Fort Bridger Hastings was not their he had left earlier with another wagon train on his new "quicker" trail. Hastings had someone tell the Donner party when they arrived that they were to follow his trail and he had
