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Louisiana Purchase
United States aquired a huge section of the midwest from France. About 2 cents an acre. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and ClarkA year after the Louisiana Purchase, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, were sent to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River all the way to the Pacific Ocean. On November 8, 1805, they arrived at the Pacific Ocean. They paused for the winter, then started their long trip back home. -
Gold found at Sutter's Mill in CA, starting the Gold Rush
James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter from New Jersey, found small pieces of gold while he was working to build a water-powered sawmill. "It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold." These were the words that Marshall had later recalled. Marshall and his boss( John Sutter) tried to keep it a secret but the news spread and that became the Gold Rush. -
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Civil War
Civil WarOn April 12, Fort Sumter ws shot at. Those were the first gunshots of the Civil War. About 2.4 million soldiers served, 620 thousand were killed, an millions were injured. The South was destroyed and the population decreased. In 1865, the Confederacy surrendered and put an end to the war. -
Homestead Act signed into law
The Homestead Act was a program that was designed to give public land for a low cost. On May 20, it was signed into law. -
Golden Spike completed the TCRR
On that day, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific met in Utah to finish the Trancontinental Railroad. The last spike was placed into the ground to finish what would become the Transcontinental Railroad.
