Westward Expansion Timeline by ANNA TURLEY https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw Anna Turley en-us 2018-04-23 15:02:07 UTC 2025-09-30 13:16:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Declaration Of Independence July 4, 1776 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/254440560 The colonists now have their freedom from Great Britain and are able to expand beyond the proclamation line ]]> 2018-04-23 15:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/254440560 War Of 1812 June 18, 1812- Feb 18, 1815 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/254443820 The British would seize the American ships and would take the Americans to serve in the British army ]]> 2018-04-23 15:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/254443820 Louisiana Purchase April 20, 1803- July 4, 1803 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/256022077 Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory from france ]]> 2018-04-27 14:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/256022077 The Santa Fe Trail 1821 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259968082 The Santa Fe trail helps thousands of setters migrate west.]]> 2018-05-11 14:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259968082 The Erie Canal 1825 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259970168 The Erie canal is completed, linking Albany to lake Erie.]]> 2018-05-11 14:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259970168 The Oregon Trail 1843 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259971530 The Oregon trail helps thousands of setters migrate west.]]> 2018-05-11 14:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259971530 The Oregon Territory 1846 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259972967 The Oregon territory is acquired though a treaty with Britain. ]]> 2018-05-11 14:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/259972967 The California Gold Rush 1849 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/260284472 Thousands of people moved or migrated to California]]> 2018-05-13 23:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/260284472 Manifest Destiny 1812- 1860 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/263633325 This was a belief that americans fate was to conquer land all the way to the pacific ocean ]]> 2018-05-25 13:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/263633325 Gadsden Purchase December 30, 1853 408634 https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/263637556 Purchased from mexico of the southern parts of present- Day New Mexico and Arizona in 1853]]> 2018-05-25 13:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/408634/ygmub1mihspw/wish/263637556