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Western Timeline
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Daniel Boone
He directed colonist into an area in kentucky, then he set up a fort to claim the settlement from the Indians. -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
Eli invents a machine called the cotton gin that increases the rate and process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
The Louisiana purchase
Was a deal of land between the U.S and France, in which the U.S acquired 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
A military expedition which was led by Lewis and Clark, to explore the Louiisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. -
War of 1812
Was a military conflict lasting for about 3 years between the U.S.A and the U.K of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies and its American Indian allies. -
Trail of tears
Was the forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the U.S which followed the Indian Removal Act. -
Texas Revolution
Was the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists, most was land owners from the U.S, and it resulted in the Republic of Texas. -
Oregon Trail
Is a 2,200 mile wheeled wagon route in which migranting on wagon was made arcoss the trail to get west more convienly. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Was a couple on a mission to teach the Indians the gospel in the Presbyterian fashion and teach them the "Arts of civilization." -
Manifest Destiny
Was the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand throughtout the continent. -
John C. Fremont
He mapped the oregon Trail, and he made a decision to cross the Sierra Navada to sutter's Fort in California and mapped the way. -
The Mexican war
Was an armed conflict between the U.S and Centralist Republic of Mexico, The annexation of Texas which Mexico considered part of its territory also is what started the conflict. -
Donner Party
Was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train, which was delayed by mishaps. Then they spent the winter snowbound in the Sierra Nevada, immigrants soon resorted to cannibalism to survive in which it was a tragic event. -
California Gold Rush
Was when gold was discovered in California, and people from all over was rushing down to California to strike at being rich.