Western Expansion Timeline

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    Western Expansion

  • Indian Removal Act

    Congress passed a law that for Native Americans out of the southeast to west of the mississippi.

  • The Battle Of Alamo

    Mexican Troops attacked the Alamo mission but only killed two texan. Which spark the Texas Revolution.

  • Trail of tears

    The Cheeroke Tribe was force to leave there home in Geogia, Alabama, and Tennesse to live in a indian terrotory.

  • Annexing Texas

    The United State annexed Texas from Mexico and admitted it to the union.

  • Oregan Treaty

    England sign a treaty the gave the Oregan Terroritory to the United States.

  • The Start of the Mexican war

    After the US annexed Texas from Mexico the US congress delcared war on Mexico

  • Gold Rush

    In California there was a huge population of people hunting for gold to get money for there families.

  • Fugitive Slave Law

  • Dred Scott Case

  • Lincoln starts his presidency

    After winning the 1861 election Abraham Lincoln start his presidency.

  • The Gettysburg Address

    In Gettysburg' Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech after the Battle Of Gettysburg.

  • Lincoln's prrsidency ends