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Daniel Boone (Kentucky)
In 1755 Boone went on a Military expedition which was part of the French and Indian war. -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Was invented within the United States of America. He applied for a patent in '93 and it was granted to him in '94 but wasnt validated until 1807. -
The Lousiana Purchase
a land deal between the U.S. and France. The United States acquired 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, costing about $15 million. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
President Thomas Jefferson guided a piece of foreign diplomacy though the U.S. Senate. Once the Louisiana Purchase treaty was made, Thomas Jefferson initiated an exploration of the new land that had been purchased in the west. -
The Oregon Trail
Laid down by traders and fur trappers. could only be traveled by foot or horse back . -
War of 1812
Defined the presidency of James Madison, which of whom is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution". -
Texas Revolution
American Settlement in Texas began -
Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
Nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on Millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida. At the end of the decade, very few natives remained anywhere in the southdeastern U.S. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Missionaries in the 19th century. -
Manifest Destiny
during the 19th century period of American expansion the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. -
The Donner Party
group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. Reed. They set out for California in a wagon train. -
The Mexican War
First U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. -
John Fremont (in California)
Governor of California. -
The California Gold Rush
Gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutters Mill in Coloma California -
The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)
An armed engagement between combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho trived against the 7th calvary regimebt of the united states army. -
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
350 of the Sioux chief Big Foot's followers camped on the bank of Wounded Knee creek and surrounded their camp with a force of U.S. troops.