Westward Expansion Timeline

  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights
    Bill of Rights is a set of laws that were added to the constitution
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was when America bought Louisiana from the French.
  • Beginning of Lewis And Clark Expedition

    Beginning of Lewis And Clark Expedition
    Lewis and Clark went on an expedition into the western parts of modern day America with Sacagawaea
  • End of Lewis and Clark Expedition

    End of Lewis and Clark Expedition
    This is the date when The expedition of Lewis and Clark ended. They came home to their families. Sacagawaea went home.
  • Florida became a state

    Florida became a state
    America took florida to become a U.S. state. It was actually not legal how it started. In the end we got it anyways.
  • Indian Removal

    Indian Removal
    All the indians were forced to leave their homes. They were forced to move westward. Eventually they ended up in Mexico.
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    Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears is the path that the Indians took to leave their homes. They walked and walked and many died on the path. The conditions were hard and terrible.
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    Mexican American War

    The war was a battle for land in North America. Both sides wanted Texas and Florida. The Mexicans were winning most of the battles
  • Transcontinental Railroad completed

    Transcontinental Railroad completed
    The railroad was a train that went from one side of the continent to the next. It was built by slaves who worked day and night. It finally finished and was being used on this day