Timeline: Western Expansion Timeline | Timetoast

Apr 30, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase
Period: May 1, 1804 to Sep 1, 1806

Lewis and Clark Expedition

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark
Period: Jan 1, 1811 to Jan 1, 1840

Oregon Trail

http://www.historynet.com/oregon-trail
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815

War of 1812

http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
Sep 26, 1820

Daniel Boone

http://www.history.com/topics/daniel-boone
Jan 8, 1825

Eli Whitney

http://www.biography.com/people/eli-whitney-9530201
Period: Oct 2, 1835 to Nov 16, 2016

Texas Revolution

http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
Jan 1, 1838

Trail of Tears

http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
Aug 1, 1845

Manifest Destiny

http://www.history.com/topics/manifest-destiny
Jan 1, 1846

The Donner Party

http://www.history.com/topics/donner-party
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

The Mexican War

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War
Jan 1, 1847

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/whitman.htm
Period: Jan 24, 1849 to Jan 1, 1855

The California Gold Rush

http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
Period: Jun 25, 1876 to Nov 26, 1876

The Battle of Little Bighorn

June 25, 1876 – June 26, 1876
Jul 13, 1890

John Fremont

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-C-Fremont
Dec 29, 1890

The Massacre at Wounded Knee

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm