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westward expansion
westward expansion -
Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. This doubles the size of the United States -
Indian Removal Act
Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River. -
trail of tears
The Cherokee was forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. thousands die along the way -
Oregon Trail
People begin to travel west in wagons on the Oregon Trail. Around 300,000 people would take the trail over the next 20 years. -
Gold Rush begins
ames Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon word is out and people rush to California to get rich.
