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In 1803 the United States made a deal with France which caused the United States to get 827,000 square miles of land. The land was West of the Mississippi River and it was $15 million. It's important because it doubled the size of the U.S. -
It began on January 24, 1884 when James W. found gold. The population in California rapidly increased. It was important to Westward Expansion because provided a new passion for Manifest Destiny. -
The Homestead Act gave people 160 acres of land for a very cheap price. It is important to Westward Expansion because because it allowed any any woman or man a "fair chance". -
It was started in 1863, which means it took six years to build and it was mostly built by hand. It was built to join the Western and Eastern sides of the United States together. It made it easier for the people to travel from one side of the country to the other. -
In 1873 Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire. It was useful to farmers because it kept the cattle out of their crops. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the United States biggest loss during the Western Indian wars. It was important because it proved the power that the Native Americans held. -
It was when the president allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands, basically they could do whatever they wanted with the Native Americans land, like selling it. It's important to Westward Expansion because it shows how much land the white people stripped away from the Native Americans because of Westward Expansion. -
During the Wounded Knee Massacre, the Native Americans were ready to surrender to the U.S, but then the U.S heard a gun shot go off. As soon as they heard it they thought they were in danger or something and the U.S army killed about 200 indigenous women, men, and children. It's important to Westward Expansion because it marked the end of the Western Indian Wars.