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The British Crown recognizes the independence of North America and grants the U.S most of the territories located East of the Mississippi River.

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Law passsed to respect Native Americans' lands

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It gave new rigths to citizens

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The Bill of Rights: an introduction | US government and civics | Khan Academy

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Napoleon needed money to pay for the war so he sold the lands of Louisiana to the United States, this was authorized by the president Thomas Jefferson.

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- First expedition led by Lewis and Clark
- Far countries like Russia, Britain and Spain claimed to own Oregon as well as the US

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- Britain and France were at war and this interfered with American trades.
- The Congress declared war on Britain.
- The US attempted to invade Canada but failed.

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Slavery would be allowed in Missouri and Arkansas but banned in lands to the west and north of Missouri.

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What Was the Missouri Compromise? | History

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The law forced Native Americans to leave their homeland in the Southeast of the Mississippi River and live in "Indian Territory" known as Reservoirs.

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Cherokee People were driven west of the country. The Cherokee nation faced hunger, disease and exhaustion. A quarter of the Cherokee nation died because of this.

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After losing the Mexican-American war ( 1846-1848), Mexico ceded to the US the territories of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado.

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1848 - Discovery of Gold in Great Plains

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1848 - Discovery of Gold in Great Plains

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From 1840 to 1850 people crossed the Great Plains in order to reach Oregon and the gold mines of California. This was the beginning of people travelling to enter the gold-mining business in California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and the Dakota Country.

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This act demanded that slaves were returned to their owners (even if they were found in free states). The law also applied to people helping the slaves by providing food or shelter. They were subject to imprisonment and fines. This caused anger in the northern states.

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The Native American people agreed to "donate" lands to the government in return of them leaving the Native American in peace (which didn't happen).
- 1851 the Pawnee sign Nebraska
- 1858 the Dakota gave a part of South Dakota Country
- 1860 the Comanche and Kiowa gave up Kansas, Colorado and Texas

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1861 - Abraham Lincoln elected President

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1861 - Abraham Lincoln elected President

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Abraham Lincoln opposed slavery and he was chosen as a candidate for the Republican Party. He then was elected President.

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11 states from the South seceded from the US formed an independent nation: Confederate States of America (or The Confederacy)

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The tension between northeners and southerners because of slavery was adding up and it ended in the break ou of the Civil War. The Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter (South Carolina) which was occupied by the Union's troops.

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Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it finally made the slaves from the Confederation free.

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The government issued an Act where it would give public land for free to those families and settlers who laboured it and settled there for five years. It also gave them the option to buy it for a very cheap price after six months.
These lands were unfarmable.

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At Appomattox the Confederates surrender to the Union, ending the Civil War.

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The Congress passed the Civil Rights Act and introduced the 14th Amendment to the Constitution - This gave Black people full rights of citizenship, including the right to vote.

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Student Civil Rights Activism: Crash Course Black American History #37

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The government declared that large areas within the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains belonged to the Dakota People.

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1869 - The US finally united by Railroads

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1869 - The US finally united by Railroads

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Union Pacific Railroad Company built the road west from the Mississippi towards the Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad Company built eastwards from California, both sponsored by the government.

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1874 -  Break of the Fort Laramie Treaty

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1874 -  Break of the Fort Laramie Treaty

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The government wanted the gold that was found in the Black Hills, which was a sacred place to the Dakota People, and wanted to buy the lands. The Dakota refused so the government broke the treaty and forced them out of the Black Hills and moved them to resrvations.

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The Reconstruction government was made up of blacks, whites, southerners and notherners. The southerners still opposed to give black people same rights.
Ku Klux Klan (a group of people who hated the black) was formed.
Reconstruction was over.

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With the discovery of raw materials such as carbon and iron, the new era of inventors and manufacturers began in the US. Productivity increased and the US became a major provider of industrial production.
Famous inventors of the era:
- Andrew Carnagie: invested in iron, he controlled companies in charge of construction of bridges, railroads and locomotives
- Thomas Edinson: Formed the Edison Electric Light Company
- Henry Ford: created the standarization in the automobile industry and added the moving assembly line, changing the way manufacturers work forever.

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American Inventors for Kids | Inventors Who Changed the World | Kids Academy

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Each state was given a "quota" of immigrants per year according to the number of people from that place who were already living in the U.S.

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LARGO INMIGRANTES EL PAIS ESTA LLENO BART LOS SIMPSONS