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Thomas Jefferson purchased over 800,00 acres of land west of the Mississippi from france
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William Clark and Meriweather Lewis started their journey to the west.
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All Indians east of the Mississippi were forced of their land and moved west.
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A Large migrations began to the west and they used the oregon trail.
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The Territory of Texas is made a state by congress.
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A small piece of gold was found in the sacremento valley causing thousands of hopefull individuals the leave their homes and seach for gold.