western expansion timeline

westward expansion

Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1850

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

Apr 30, 1803

The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

3. The Battle of the Alamo February 23, 1836

Feb 23, 1836

he Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Feb 2, 1848

Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848