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Westward Expansion
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Cotton Gin Invented
This was when people created a machine that could turn cotton into clothing by removing certain fibers. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair lasted from 1797 to 1798 and it started by an argument between france and america and then things got out of hand and resulted in a war. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was when lewis and clark went out to expand what is now america. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
It was a treaty between america and new spain and it was about keeping boundaries because spain didnt want america crossing into new spain. -
Missouri Compromise
This happened when the rest of america tried to get missouri to abolish slavery. -
Monroe Doctrine
A policy that was about the domination of America. -
Texas Claims Independence
This is the day that texas claims independence -
The Battle of the Alamo
A war started in 1836, and when it did start many hid in the alamo to defend it together, and that is what was called the ballte of the alamo, because they were trying to defend it. -
Trail of Tears
When the american indians were forced to walk across the country. -
Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears
When peoople tried to get rid of the american indians, they made them walk across the country, it lead to what is now the trail of tears. -
Texas annexed to U.S.
The treaty of guatelupe that gave the state of texas over to america. -
Mexican-American War
When mexico and America had a war