Western Expiation Timeline

Indian Removal/Trail of Tears

Period: Nov 4, 1800 to Nov 5, 1817

http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/ABriefHistoryoftheTrailofTears.aspx

Louisiana Purchase

Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Apr 30, 1812

"Exactly nine years after the Louisiana Purchase agreement was made, the first of 13 states to be carved from the territory–Louisiana–was admitted into the Union as the 18th U.S." https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/louisiana-purchase

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Period: May 21, 1804 to Jul 31, 1804

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_leg_1.html

Oregon Trail

Period: Aug 4, 1811 to Nov 4, 1840

http://www.historynet.com/oregon-trail

War of 1812

Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815

https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812

Daniel Boone

Sep 26, 1820

http://www.history.com/topics/daniel-boone

Eli Whitney

Jan 8, 1825

http://www.biography.com/people/eli-whitney-9530201

Texas Revolution

Period: Oct 2, 1835 to Apr 21, 1836

https://tshaonline.org/revolution/

Manifest Destiny

Period: Jul 4, 1845 to Aug 5, 1845

http://www.history.com/topics/manifest-destiny

The Donner Party

Period: Apr 14, 1846 to Dec 16, 1846

http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party

The Mexican War

Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war

Marcus Whitman

Nov 29, 1847

https://www.nps.gov/whmi/learn/historyculture/marcus-biography.htm

Narcissa Whitman

Nov 29, 1847

https://www.nps.gov/whmi/learn/historyculture/narcissa-biography.htm

The California Gold Rush

Period: Jan 24, 1848 to Dec 5, 1849

http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849

The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)

Period: Jun 25, 1876 to Jun 26, 1876

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_custer_1.html

John Fremont

Jul 13, 1890

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-C-Fremont

The Massacre at Wounded Knee

Period: Dec 29, 1890 to Dec 29, 1890

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