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Daniel Boone
Led an expidetion and discovered a trail to the far west through the Cumberland Gap. In 1775 he settled in a area he called Boonesborough, Kentucky. -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that removes the seeds from cotton, and in 1794 Eli Whitney invented this. This machine sped up the production of cotton. -
The Lousiana Purchase
A land deal between U.S and France, The U.S recieved about 827,000 square miles for $15 million. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Also known as The Corps of discovery Expedition, Was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the U.S to get to the Pacific Ocean. -
War of 1812
War that lasted for 2 and a half years fought between the U.S against UK of Great Britain and Ireland. -
Texas Rebellion
Began when colonist in the Mexican province of Texas rebelled against the centralist Mexican government. -
Indian removial/Trail of tears
The Cherokee nation was forced to give up all their land east of the Mississippi and move to an are in present day Ohlahoma. -
Manifest Destiny
Term for the attutude prevalent that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast. This helped fuel western settlement, Native American Removsl and the war with Mexico. -
The Donner Party
Group of American Pioneers that set out for California in a wagon train led by George Donner and James F Reed. -
The Mexican War
War between Mexico and the U.S. Resulted in the U.S winnind and Mexico losing about half of its national terriortory in the North. -
The California Gold Rush
Gold was discovered by James W. Marshall -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle between U.S Calvary and the Northeast Indians. The U.S was trying to make the Indians go back to their reservations. -
John Fremont
Became the first canidate of the anti-slavery Rebublican Party for the office of The President of the United States. -
The Massacre at Wounded knee
Conflict between North American Indians and the representatives of the U.S government. Massacre left 150 Native Americans dead. -
Oregon Trail
Wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River and Oregon.
