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Louisiana Purchase
United States aquired a vast section of the Midwest from France -
Lewis and Clark Expedition began
This expedition was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific coast Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition -
Lewis and Clark Expidition ended
The journey in all took about 8,000 miles The End of the Lewis and Clark journey -
Gold found at Sutter's Mill in CA, starting the Gold Rush
Gold Rush The Rush brought in around 300,000 people -
Civil War began
[The Civil War Ends](http://<a href='http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War)' >Civil war begins</a> The Union and Confederate states break out into war due to Confederate states wanting to secede. -
Homestead Act Signed Into Law
Homestead Act
A homestead act was one of the United States laws that gave a farmer ownership of free farmland called a homestead. Homesteads were usually 160 acres. -
Central Pacific TTrancontinental Railroad starting date
THe Central Pacific starts working on their side of the railroad. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad -
Civil War ended
The Civil War Ends</a>The Union force won the war. Now the states will become conjoined together to form the United States of America!
The Civil War Ends -
Union side of Transcontinental Railroad Started
the groundbreaking of the Transcontinental Railroad has started in Omaha, Nebraska. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad -
Golden Spike completed the TCRR
The spike was pounded in at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory.
