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Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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Mexican troops attack the Alamo Mission killing all but two Texans. This spurs the Texans on in the Texas Revolution. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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People begin to travel west in wagon trains on the Oregon Trail. Around 300,000 people would take the trail over the next 20 years.
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The United States officially claims Texas as a state, eventually leading to the Mexican-American War. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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A war fought over the rights to Texas. After the war, the United States paid Mexico $15 million for land that would later become California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of several other states. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon word is out and people rush to California to strike it rich http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php.
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Around 90,000 "Forty-niners" move to California to find gold. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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This Transcontinental telegraph was connected through Eastern USA's network to another network in California. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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The U.S. government offers up free land to farmers who agree to live on the land for five years and make improvements to the land. Many people rush to places like Oklahoma to claim their land. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory, Utah and the railroad is completed. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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Dedicated as the nation's first national park by President Ulysses S. Grant. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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An American Indian army composed of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapahoe defeat General Custer and the 7th Calvary. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
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The government finally announces that the Western Lands have been explored. http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
