US Westward Expansion

By bayleezimm
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    This purchase bought a large part of the United States.
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    California trail

    This was a trial that reached from the eastern land of the US to California.
  • Florida Purchase

    Florida Purchase

    Florida was bought from Spain in order to help expand the United States.
  • Texas Annexation

    Texas Annexation

    Texas was annexed to the United States on this date. It was a territory but not a state quite yet.
  • Texas becomes a state

    Texas becomes a state

    On this date, Texas became a state of the United Dtates of America.
  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush

    The California had a huge impact in the US westward expansion. It began when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutters Mill in California.
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    This purchase bought most of the west with places such as California and Arizona
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    This was the first woman's rights convention. It lasted over two days.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    This is the second day of the first women's rights conventions. Seneca Falls in located in New York.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

    This was the smallest purchase of the United States and the last one.