westward expansion timeline

By jocaraceni
  • The Louisiana Purchase added Creoles and French settlers to the U.S. population

    The Louisiana Purchase added Creoles and French settlers to the U.S. population

    Congress approved the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million, which actually had doubled its land size. It also re-ignited controversy and debate over the increased spread of slavery in the territory.
  • Congress banned the importation of slaves into the U.S.

    Congress banned the importation of slaves into the U.S.

    Even though the fact that smuggling was continueing in certain parts of the south congress had banned the importation of slaves into the U.S. once slave srading overseas was banned, domestic slave trading increased drastically.
  • Compromise of 1820

    Compromise of 1820

    This missouri compromise was an agreement between the pro- and anti-slavery factions regulating slavery in the western territories. It didnt allow slavery in new states north of the border of the Arkansas territory for example.
  • In 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the 24th state and a slave-holding state

    In 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the 24th state and a slave-holding state

    In 1821 once Missouri was the 24th state in the union and became a slave holding state, this was very signifigant because this balanced out all of the states, half were slave states and half were free states.
  • The Office of Indian Affairs was created in 1824.

    The Office of Indian Affairs was created in 1824.

    in 1824, the secretary of war John C. Calhoun had created within the war department, the bureau of indian affairs. This affiar was very signifigant and By the middle 1830's, the tribes relationships with the United States had changed dramatically.
  • When elected president Jackson promised to expand the us westward

    When elected president Jackson promised to expand the us westward

    Andrew jackson prefered a country covered with many forests and ranged with thousands of savages. Also he wanted many cities, towns and farms. But he also wanted the blessings of religion, liberty and civilization.
  • The Mexican government abolished slavery in Texas to try to lessen American influence

    The Mexican government abolished slavery in Texas to try to lessen American influence

    The american slaveowners were continuing to force their new free slaves to sign life indenture contracts, and the American population continued to increase even after Mexico forbade further immagration.
  • The Removal Act

    The Removal Act

    This act had stated and guaranteed the Indians lands in the west, but these promises were later broken and unkept which were unexplained.
  • Henry Clay presented a bill that would become known as the Compromise of 1850

    Henry Clay presented a bill that would become known as the Compromise of 1850

    The terms of the bill included a provision that Texas surrendered its land in exchange for a large amount of money. $10 million to be paid to Mexico in full. The territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah were announced while leaving the question of slavery off for a while.
  • The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state

    The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state

    When This occured and california was officially admited as a free state, it got other states like new mexico and utah for instance debating weather they should become a free state or a slave state.
  • The Kansas-Nebraska act

    The Kansas-Nebraska act

    This act had brought antislavery as well as proslavery proponents in a battle over the status of slavery in Kansas.
  • The Dred Scott decision was handed down in 1857

    The Dred Scott decision was handed down in 1857

    This event had more of a negitive consiquence beause once handed down it denied citizenship to both free and enslaved blacks.