Western Expansion Timeline

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    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone discovered what is now Kentucky
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    Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
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    Louisiana Purchase

    The U.S. bought Louisiana from France
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    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Started in St. Louis and went Westward to reach the Pacific Coast.
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    Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail is a wagon trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon
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    The War of 1812

    A war between the United States and United Kingdom for land. the war ended with no changes in land expansion for either of them.
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    John Fermont

    During the Mexican-American war he claimed his-self as the Governor of the military in California.
  • Trail of Tears

    The Cherokee nation is forced to march from the East coast to Oklahoma
  • Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

    They led the first large party of wagons across the Oregon Trail
  • Texas Revolution

    America claims Texas as a state. this lead to the Mexican-American war.
  • Manifest Destiny

    A journalist named John O'Sullivan used the words "Manifest Destiny" to describe the westward expansion.
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    Mexican War

    A war over the rights to Texas between America and Mexico
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    The Donner Party

    2 guys set out for California in a wagon.
  • The California Gold Rush

    James Marshall discover gold in California. the word got out that he found gold and everybody rushed to California to get gold.
  • The Battle of Little Big Horn (Custer's Last Stand)

    The American Indian army defeat General Custer and the 7th calvary.
  • The Wounded Kee Massacare

    A man surrendered his rifle and there was eventually a conflict about the rifle that lead to gunshots and people dying.