Westward Expansion

By stevens17

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • Period: to

    Louis and Clark expedition

  • War of 1812

  • Ohio and Mississippi Settled

  • US gains Florida

  • Oregon trail

  • Mexico becomes an Independent nation

  • Mexico adopts a new constitution

  • Battle of the Alamo

  • Santa Anna captured

    Sam Houston and troops captured Santa Anna

  • Texas recognized

    On the last day of his presidency, Andrew Jackson recognized Texas as a state leaving Van Buren to deal with the consequences

  • Van Buren becomes president

  • Texas Annexation

  • James K. polk tried to buy California

    He tried but Mexico said no

  • Bear Flag Republic was Created

  • Polk declares war on Mexico

  • Mormons move west

  • US won control of California

  • Mexican Cession

  • Gold Rush

    Immigrants from all over the world came to California in hopes of becoming rich, making profit off of all of the gold there

  • Gadsden Purchase