Westward Expansion Timeline (“Westward Expansion.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php.)
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President Thomas Jefferson doubles the size of the United States by buying the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. Image Citation: https://cdn.britannica.com/92/2192-004-7A826C8B.jpg
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Discovered and graphed, charted, and wrote down everything they found in the Louisiana territory. Made it all the way to the Pacific. Image Citation: https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAwMDMxMzQ4MDQx/detail_lewis__clark_at_three_forks-2.jpg
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Basically a law that says that the Indians are going to be moved to west of the Mississippi River. Image Citation: https://www.docsteach.org/images/primary/primary_9246_20170522153035.jpg
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Mexicans Attack the Alamo Mission killing everyone except for two people. Part of the reason for the Texas Revolution. Image Citation: https://gdb.voanews.com/7C8293AB-CA8E-4814-BFC0-3A1737404DC2_w408_r1_s.jpg
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Cherokee Nation is forced out of their home and have to walk to Oklahoma. Thousands die. Image Citation: https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Trail-of-Tears-.jpg
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People start to travel west in wagon trails. About 300,000 took the trail over a span of 20 years. Image Citation: https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/images/trailmap.jpg
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James Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill and people wanted to strike it rich. Image Citation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/1850_Woman_and_Men_in_California_Gold_Rush.jpg
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The Government offers free land to farmers who live on the land for at least 5 years and make improvements and build a house. Image Citation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Freeman_homestead-certificate.jpg
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A mix of Indian tribes come together and defeat General Custer and the 7th Calvary. Image Citation: https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc5MDg0MDEzMTM1NTgz/custers-last-stand-2.jpg
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The U.S. Government announces that the Louisiana territory has been explored. Image Citation:https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc5MDg1MDg3ODYwNDQ3/westward-the-course-of-empire-takes-its-way.jpg
