Westward expansion timeline by Diego Villa

Louisianan purchase(May 2 ,1803)

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1803 the united states bought Louisiana territory for less than 3 cents per acre. This was the greatest u.s. bargain.

Lewis and Clark Expedition (may 4 1804)

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U.S press Thomas Jefferson sent a massage to the congress $2,500 to send an officer and dozen of soldiers to explore the Missouri river expand the American fur trade, and locate the north west passage .

Indian Removal act ( May 28, 1830)

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The united states congress passed the Indian removal act. this meant the congress wanted to move native american tribes from the east of Mississippi river to move them further west.
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Great Migration via Oregon trail ( 1843)

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when a small group of pioneers left Missouri to follow a route blazed by fur traders. this took them west along the Platte River through the Rocky Mountains via the easy South Pass in Wyoming and northwest to the Columbia River. In the years to come, people came to call the route the Oregon Trail.

California Gold Rush ( 1848)

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Gold was found by James w.Marshall in Coloma,California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people from the rest of the United States went to California

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Homestead Act (1862)

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That any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.