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The Treaty of Paris officialy ended the American Revolutionnary War. -
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Napoleon sold the Louisiana to the American for $15 millions. That more than doubled the size of the United State -
An expedition commissioned by President T.Jefferson to explore territory and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. -
An expedition commissioned by President T.Jefferson to explore territory and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
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The relocation of native american from their lands to settle white farmers -
Group of American settlers who migrated from the Midwest to California by wagons. They were trapped by heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountain. Only 47 of the original 89 emigrants survived and reached California. -
The first person to find gold in California was James Marchal on January 24, 1848. The Gold Rush was the largest immigration in US history. Over 300,000 people rushed to the aera to pan for gold. These people were known as the forty-niners. -
The first person to find gold in California was James Marchal on January 24, 1848. The Gold Rush was the largest immigration in US history. Over 300,000 people rushed to the aera to pan for gold. These people were known as the forty-niners.
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Signed by US President Abraham Lincoln on the 20th of May 1862, it promoted settlement, as well as development of the American West. -
Congress signs the Railroad Act in 1863. The Transcontinental Railroad connected the East with the West of the US. -
Congress signs the Railroad Act in 1863. The Transcontinental Railroad connected the East with the West of the US.