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The expedition explores the Missouri River and the Oregon Territory, establishing contact with Native Americans in the region, describing flora and fauna.
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The company worked vigourosly to improve native Indian trails to improve travel and connection to the Pacific Northwest. This set the tone for business ventures in the Midwest and interest in purusing lucrative opportunities in "uninhabited" lands.
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This road, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois, marked the first federally improved highway.
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Connecting the Northeast to the Midwest served many purposes. Most notably, trade was enhanced, allowing food and other items to become more affordable to citizens.
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The original map of Texas included a much larger area than current-day, but state debt resulted in Texas ceding land to the federal government.
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This day would become known at Pioneer Day in Utah, reflecting the close relationship the state has with Young and the LDS Church.
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The influx of pioneers looking for wealth in gold created a new idea of rags-to-riches. Settlements rose quickly as the area became populated.
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The aim of the Act was to protect Native Americans from westward expansion with the creation of reservations.
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Not only did the Act establish Kansas and Nebraska as states, but it allowed landowners to determine the legality of slaves on their own properties.
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Applicants could establish residency on uninhabited federal land for little to no cost.
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The Union Pacific Railroad met the Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah.
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Lt. Col. George A. Custer and more than 260 men meet death at the hands of several thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors.
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Due in part to an excess of Chinese labor following the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, immigration from China was strictly prohibited.
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Studies detailed that only 2,000 bison native to the Great Plain remained out of the estimated 20 million that roamed prior to westward expansion.
