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Daniel Boone (Kentucky)
He was on a military expidation, when he settelted in an area he called Boonesborouh when he encounted indian resistance. -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export. Despite its success, the gin made little money for Whitney due to patent-infringement issues -
The Louisiana Purchase
Was land deal between the U.S and the French selling 827,000 Square Miles of land for 15 Million Dollars -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers. -
The Oregon Trail
the Trail was the only feasible way for settlers to get across the mountains. -
War of 1812
The war started because the british attempted to limit the U.S trades. -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
The Military removed 20,000 Cherokees from their homes or else they would have to fight slavery, -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution began with the battle of Gonzales in October 1835 and ended with the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
On his return journey in 1843, he helped lead the first "Great Migration" to the West, guiding a wagon train of one thousand pioneers up the Oregon Trail. -
Manifest Destiny
the widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. -
The Donner Party
The originator of this group was a man named James Frasier Reed, an Illinois business man, eager to build a greater fortune in the rich land of California. -
John Fremont (in California)
In early 1846, Captain Frémont and a small mapping expedition arrived along the border of Mexican California. -
The Mexican War
It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration -
The California Gold Rush
A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852.
