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Established orderly settlements North-West of the River Ohio.
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Land deal between the United States and France. The U.S paid $15 million for 827,000 square miles of large tracks of land west of the Mississippi.
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Canal linking the waters of Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
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First major highway in the United States built by the federal government.
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Law signed by President Andrew Jackson to be able to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian within existing state borders.
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Admitting Texas as the 28th state in the U.S.
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Mormons begin moving due to persecution of religion.
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After James Marshall found small pieces of gold in the American River, people from all around the world came to look for riches.
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Treaty and agreement in which the United States payed $10 million for 29,670 square miles from Mexico.
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America's first steam-powered locomotive.