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Daniel Boone
He was a pioner who founded the state Kentucky -
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton gin
In 1974 this U.S inventer invented the cotton gin which later became one the greatest inventions. -
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Indian removal/Trail of tears
These events took place over a short period of time. Indian removal meant they push out all indians to the out the replace them with whitef armers. -
The Louisiana Purchase
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. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States -
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Oregon Trail
Was a huge trail that connected the Missiouri River to the valleys in oregon and everyone used it -
War of 1812
This was caused by military conflict that lasted 2 and half years by the u.s, u.k, great britiain, and ireland -
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Texas Revolution
Colonists close to the mexican province rebelled. The texas rebelled against the mexican governemnt -
John Fremont (in California)
He was a military officer and politcian who became the first canidate of the anti -slavery republican party for the U.S -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
The were aoumng some of the first settlers in the west, they played a huge role in the opening Oregon Trail and left a legacy that would carry on -
Manifest Destiny
It is a term that is the attitude that was famous during the 19th century -
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The Donner party
Was a group of americans pioneers who set out to calirfornia they set out on a wagon train. -
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The Mexican War
Was a war beteween the U.S and mexico which last a a few short years. Mexico lost of lost half of its national terriorty -
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The Calirfornia Gold Rush
Was a time during american history when gold was founded -
The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)
ndians left their reservations, they were outraged over the continued intrusions of whites into their sacred lands in the Black Hills. Which evenually started this battle -
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
It is called this because so many soldiers and people died they called it a massacre.