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westward expaintoin

  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase
    The Louisiana purchase is when the us bought mostly half of the US from the French so,we would not have all of this if we did not purchase the land.
  • Lewis and Clark expeditoin

    Lewis and Clark expeditoin
    The Lewis and Clark expedition was the first expedition across the western part of the US.
  • Trail of tears

    Trail of tears
    The trail of Tears was a series of forced relocatoins of Native Americans Natoins in the US following the indian removeal act of 1830
  • Califorinia gold rush

    Califorinia gold rush
    The California gold rush is when someone found gold in California and everyone came over to get gold they can sell it.Some people even got rich off of the gold
  • Kansas nebraska act

    Kansas nebraska act
    The Kansas Nebraska Act is where everyone in Kansas or Nebraska could pick if they wanted slavery.If I could pick I would say NO.
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    The Homestead act was where citizens could get 160 acres of land for free. But the catch was they had to be 21 or older, they had to make improvments to the land, and they had to pay an 18 dollar fee.
  • Civil War

    Civil War
    The Civil War is a war that lasted from 1861 to 1865.The US won the 4 year war which was a very good battle. Its good we won because if we didn't we would still have slavery.
  • Buffalo soldeirs

    Buffalo soldeirs
    The buffalo soldiers were soldiers that ere originnaly from the 10th calvery. they got there nickname was buffalo soldiers because of there strength and hair.
  • Transcotenental Railroad

    Transcotenental Railroad
    The Transcontinental Railroad is a very long railroad that helped people get across the ocean a lot faster and it transported goods across the continent.
  • Cheif joseph surrenders

    Cheif joseph surrenders
    On October 5 1877 Chief Joseph surrendered to the Us because he knew he could not beat them and he did not want to fight anymore. So he surrendered to the US .