Westward Expansion

  • John Tyler

    Tyler became the president of the United States Of America. He was a advocate to slavery. He many ways he tried to be dishonest to gain support of Texas. He made a treaty which was voted down, but the treaty risen the American politics.
  • The Louisana Purchase

    The Louisana Purchase
    Thomas Jefferson Purchased Louisana which doubled the size of The United States. With all that by 1840 7 million Americans migrated to Westward.
  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition leave from St. Louis

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition leave from St. Louis
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition was about them investigate in the Louisiana Territory. Also, their was another person in the expedition was never mentioned Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a female warrior who was kidnapped from her tribe called Shoshone. Shoshone was a big help to the expedition, she helped them travel and survive. On the expedition she had a sun named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.
  • The Mission

    The Mission was about the main tool in Spanish and Mexican. Mission were colonization in the California coast and the interior of Texas and New Mexico. By 1823, over 20,000 Indians had converted and lived the mission of California.
  • Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830 by Andrew Jackson. The plan was to remove Indian. Andrew Jackson plan was to make Indians to Expulsion.
  • Stephen F Austin

    Stephen was the most successful Texan Empresarios. At first he did not support independence. After he supported the Texas Rebellion 1835, he benefited greatly.
  • James K Polk

    Polk was the president in 1845-1849. He saw the annexation of Oregon and Texas. He credited the Mexican War in earnest. The Northern thought that he was a agent to the south. He had a plan to expand the nation so their could be slavery in the west.
  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    The Transcontinental Railroad was built by fellow Americans and Chinese Immigrants. On May 10,1869 they put in the golden spike and the Transcontinental Railroad was made.
  • Wounded Knee

    Wounded Knee
    The Wounded Knee was about a Native American {Indian} who fired a rifle shot. With that the US troops killed 300 Indians and 7 kids. After that the remaining Indians went to Reservation.
  • Trail Of Tears

    The Trail of Tears were about a treaty that stated that they would have 5.6 million and free transportation. Most Cherokees rejected, between 1835-1838 Cherokees moved to Mississippi along so-called Trail of Tears. Between 2,000 and 4,000 of the 16,000 migrating Cherokees died