westward expansion

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    westward expansion

  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase
    the louisiana purchase was a purchase the U.S puchased a huge chunk of land witch also alowed the U.S get closer to their ultiment goal of going form ocean to ocean.
  • oregon trial

    oregon trial
    the oregon trail was a hard way to get to the west to get to californa and to get to the other palces and it would prove your manlyness
  • erie canal being finished

    erie canal being finished
    the erie canal was revoltionary way to travle in the 1825 and to get from new york to were ever you wanted to go.
  • indian removal act

    indian removal act
    in 1830 andrew jackson was the president and they kept moving the indians towards oregon.
  • the alamo

    the alamo
    the alamothe alamo was one of the forts that was fought over because of texas being anexxed by the U.S and they were able to hold out for 12 days. the were fighting for it to get away from mexico to get to their ultiment goal of ocean to ocean.
  • texas gaining independence

    texas gaining independence
    texas ganing independence they captured santan anna and he signed a treaty for texas independence
  • trail of tears

    trail of tears
    it is the trial that the indians had traveled during the indian removal act.
  • mormon trail

    mormon trail
    Mormon Trailit was a 1300 mile trip it was saints who went around precheaing.
  • texas annexed by the united states

    texas annexed by the united states
    texas was doing bad and needed help so the u.s. talked them into joining the united states.
  • U.S mexican war

    U.S mexican war
  • california gold rush

    california gold rush
    califorina gold rush. the gold rush was the way to get to the coast and get a lot of money so that you can get closer to the coast
  • mexican session

    mexican session
    it was a war between mexico and us it had help because we got land from them.
  • california becoming staes

    california becoming staes
    it help the u.s because the there of expanding from ocean to ocean.
  • gadsden purchuse

    gadsden purchuse
    it was the last piece of land that the U.S. needed to buy to complete the theorey of the coast to coast.