Westward Expansion

By brightm17

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

  • Seminole War

  • America gains Florida

  • Mexican Independence

  • Settlers Revolt Against Mexican Rule

  • Creeks are Removed

  • Texas declares independence

  • Seige of Alamo

  • Panic of 1837

    The USA sinks into a economic depression

  • Texas joins the Union

    Texas is officially part of the USA

  • James Polk was elected

    James Polk becomes the President of the United States of America

  • Congress Annexs Texas

  • War Begins Between Us and Mexico

    Congress declares war on Mexico over Texas and Calfornia.

  • America gains Oregon County

  • America gains control of Texas and California

  • TREATY of Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war

  • California becomes a state

    People drop everything t get to California to mine for gold, hoping to strike it rich.

  • California Gold Rush

  • Gadsen Purchase

    The Gadsen Purchase ends the WestWard expansion era