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Indian Removal
The Indian Removal was about forcing the Native Americans to move away from their ancestral lands in the Eastern Part of the United States. And were moved to the lands of the West of the Mississippi River. When the Indian Removal act was signed by President Andrew Jackson, it led to a shift in federal policy. Forced to move and relocate Native American tribes from their ancestor lands. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was about it being signed in 1842, meaning, they agreed on giving a disputed territory and resolved several border that disputes and other issues between the United States and Great Britain. They gave 7,015 square miles to the United States and 5,012 to Great Britain. And agreed on the boundary line through the Great Lakes to the Lake of the Woods. Webster-Ashburton Treaty impact the legislation by establishing a framework for extradition and any of suppression. -
Texas Statehood
Texas Statehood was about Texas becoming the 28th state, after years being an independent republic. The results came out as a long-sought annexation by the United States, both Texan and American were driven to desired it. But this all impacted the US government Policies, by leading to expansion of territory, and even the Mexican-American War. -
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was about a 1,300 mile route, from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley during the present day of Utah. Their motivation of making this was because of the murder of their leader, Joseph Smith, and facing persecution in Illinois. This led to migration to the Great Salt Lake Valley. The Mormon Trail had a impact on the government policies by having a lead to the establishment of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, this caused it to shape federal land management. -
Mexican-American War
Mexican-American War happened because there was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, resulting when Texas became a state and dispute over the border. Meaning that the U.S. had victory and access to the vast majority of territories. The Mexican-American War had a impact into the US government policies because it caused of westward expansion and the issue of slavery, meaning it lead to also of Wilmot Proviso. -
Oregon Treaty That Ended British Claims to Oregon Territory
The Oregon Treaty happened because it was so resolved the boundary between the United States and Great Britain in the Pacific Northwest. This treaty had established the 49th parallel of a border. Ending the joint of occupancy that they had for 28 years. This treaty had an impact in the government policies because US had control over the Pacific Northwest and ending the era of joint. -
Founding of Liberia
Founding of Liberia was a haven for any of the free African-Americans and freed any slaves from the United States, with it being the key role of establishing a colony at Cape Mesurado, which later, went to Monrovia, and the declared independence in 1847. Founding of Liberia had an impact on the concept of popular sovereignty, by it's demonstrating both of it's promise and limits to their practice. -
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was inspired by James Marshall's gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in 1848. The Gold Rush started a massive migration of prospectors to California. All of this happening causes the state's landscape, population, and economy to transform. With California Gold Rush becoming a thing, it rapidly increased the population growth and made an economic change, and which this led by California's expedited statehood, the Compromise of 1850. -
Oregon Territory
On August 14, The Congress of the United States confirmed and approved the formation of the Territory of Oregon. Oregon Territory had all of the present day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. Oregon Territory played a key area in the Westward Expansion of the United States. This had a impact on the Native American relations, and the issue of slavery. Because they established the policies that were enacted by the provisional and territorial governments. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was about an agreement where the United States will have access and acquire roughly around 30,000 square-mile-regions during the present day of Southern Arizona and the Southwestern of New Mexico. The whole point of acquiring all of this was to construct the Southern transcontinental railroad. But later the railroad had a impact towards this, it completed a transcontinental route through the territory, which meant connecting El Paso, Texas, to Los Angeles, California.