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The Expansion of America

By calebw28
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    Expansion of America

  • Presidential Election

    John Quincy Adams won the Presidential election of 1824

  • Erie Canal Is opened

  • 1828 Presidential Election

    1828 Presidential Election

    Andrew Jackson is elected president

  • Nulification Crisis

  • Spoils System

    Andrew Jackson introduces the spoil system

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    About 60 white people are killed and Turner is executed.

  • Worcester v. Georgia

  • Indian Territory Founded

  • Texas Revolution

  • Second Seminole War

    Seminole War in Florida

  • Arkansas

    arkansas is admitted as a state

  • Michigan

    Michigan is admitted as a state

  • Trail of Tears

    Indian Removal Act

  • John Tyler

    John Tyler is elected president

  • Oregon Trail

  • Annexation of Texas is Defeated in the Senate

  • West is Mapped

    John C. Fremont maps the West.
  • James Polk

    James Polk

    James Polk is elected president

  • Florida

    Florida is admitted as a state
  • Annexation of Texas

    Annexation of Texas

  • Oregon Territory

  • Mormons

    Brigham Young leads Mormons to the Great Salt Lake in UT.

  • Iowa

    Iowa is admitted as state

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    ended mexican war

  • Mexican Cession

    US gained full control of California, and New Mexico territories

  • Gold is found in Californis

    Gold rush begins in California

  • Wisconsin

    wisconsin is admitted as state

  • 49ers

    around 90,000 49ers moved to California during gold rush

  • California is Admitted to the Union

  • Gadsden Purchase

    US purchased what is now lower border of New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act allows the slavery question to be decided by popular sovereignty; starts violent battles between pro- and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota admitted as a state

  • Oregon

    Oregon is admitted

  • Pony Express