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Westward Expansion
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Cotton Gin invented
It was an important invention because it dramatically reduced the amount of time that it took to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. -
XYZ Affair
Was a diplomatic incident that occurred between the United States and France in 1797 and that attempt to avert war with Great Britain, the U.S. signed the Jay Treaty in 1795. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
They added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
Louisiana Purchase
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Agreement of 49th Parallel
The 49th parallel of north latitude formed part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
It settled border disputes between the United States and the Spanish Empire, proved vital to the nation's security. -
Missouri Compromise
It allowed to join the United States as a slave state if Maine was added as a free state, However, the act also banned slavery in any new states north of Missouri. -
Monroe Doctrine
It was important because it stated that the newly independent United States would not tolerate European powers interfering with the nations in the Western Hemisphere, and if the European powers did interfere, then the United States would retaliate with war. -
Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act was a law that was signed by Pres. Andrew Jackson in 1830 and the significance would be that they forced the Indians off their lands and thats what made caused the Trail of Tears to happen. -
The Battle of the Alamo
Is an long-recognized symbol of bravery in the face of unbeatable odds. Although the battle itself lasted only 90 minutes, it was the culmination of a 13-day siege by General Antonio López de Santa Anna's troops against the outnumbered inhabitants of the fort. -
Texas Claims Independence
During the Texas Revolution, a convention of American Texans meets at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declares the independence of Texas from Mexico... -
Trail of Tears
It remains that one of the worst human rights disasters to befall Native American peoples in United States history. Was in between 1838 and 1839, 15,000 Cherokees were taken from their ancestral homes in Georgia and placed on a forced march, with a final ending up in the future state of Oklahoma. -
Texas annexed to U.S.
The annexation of Texas amassed a large amount of land for the United States, but caused tensions between the United States and Mexico when finalized. -
Mexican-American War
When the Mexican-American War ended, the United States received they're Cession which included all of California, Nevada and Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. With this huge land acquisition, the issue of slavery in the new territories was raised. -
California becomes a state
California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850. -
Gadsden Purchase
Was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty.
