westward expansion

  • louisiana purchase

    louisiana purchase

    USA buys Louisiana from France
  • trail of teras

    trail of teras

    the trail of tears is on 1/1/1838 it made a lot of Indians move out west
  • gold rush begins

    gold rush begins

    the gold rush begins it is in california
  • kansas nebraska act

    kansas nebraska act

    the Kansas Nebraska act is put in slave states and free states
  • homestead act

    homestead act

    homestead act law gets put in place
  • u.s civil war ends

    u.s civil war ends

    the civil war ends on may 9 1865 lee surrender union wins the war
  • buffalo soldiers formed

    buffalo soldiers formed

    buffalo soldiers formed to stop the fighting
  • transcontinental rail road done

    transcontinental rail road done

    the rail road is done now people can ship stuff faster
  • chief joseph surrenders to USA army

    chief joseph surrenders to USA army

    chief joseph surrenders to USA army USA wins the war