What were the 3 major events that allowed expansion westward?
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If you're seeing this message, it means we're having trouble loading external resources on our website. Show If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. Timeline History >> Westward Expansion1767: Daniel Boone explores Kentucky for the first time. 1803: Louisiana Purchase - President Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. This doubles the size of the United States and provides a large area to the west of the country for expansion. 1805: Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean - Explorers Lewis and Clark map out areas of the Louisiana Purchase and eventually reach the Pacific Ocean. 1830: Indian Removal Act - Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River. 1836: Battle of the Alamo - Mexican troops attack the Alamo Mission killing all but two Texans. This spurs the Texans on in the Texas Revolution. 1838: Trail of Tears - The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way. 1841: Oregon Trail - People begin to travel west in wagon trains on the Oregon Trail. Around 300,000 people would take the trail over the next 20 years. 1845: Manifest Destiny - Journalist John O'Sullivan first uses the term "Manifest Destiny" to describe the westward expansion of the United States. 1845: Texas becomes a U.S. State - The United States officially claims Texas as a state, eventually leading to the Mexican-American War. 1846: Brigham Young leads 5,000 Mormons to Utah - After experiencing religious persecution, the Mormons move to Salt Lake City, Utah. 1846-1848: The Mexican-American War - A war fought over the rights to Texas. After the war, the United States paid Mexico $15 million for land that would later become California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of several other states. 1846: Oregon Treaty - England signs the Oregon Treaty handing over the Oregon Territory to the United States. 1848: Gold Rush begins - James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon word is out and people rush to California to strike it rich. 1849: Around 90,000 "Forty-niners" move to California to find gold. 1860: The Pony Express begins to deliver mail. 1861: The First Transcontinental Telegraph line is finished. The Pony Express shuts down. 1862: Pacific Railroad Act - The United States government agrees to help fund a railroad from California to Missouri. 1862: Homestead Act - The U.S. government offers up free land to farmers who agree to live on the land for five years and make improvements to the land. Many people rush to places like Oklahoma to claim their land. 1869: The Transcontinental Railroad is completed - The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory, Utah and the railroad is completed. 1872: Yellowstone National Park is dedicated as the nation's first national park by President Ulysses S. Grant. 1874: Black Hills Gold - Gold is discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. 1874: Barbed wire invented - Ranchers can now use barbed wire fences to keep their cattle from ranging free. 1876: Wild Bill Hickok is shot and killed while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota. 1876: Battle of Little Bighorn - An American Indian army composed of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapahoe defeat General Custer and the 7th Calvary. 1890: The U.S. Government announces that the Western lands have been explored. Works CitedHistory >> Westward Expansion A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise. Pioneers traveled to Oregon and California using a network of trails leading west. In 1893 historian Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier closed, citing the 1890 census as evidence, and with that, the period of westward expansion ended. Explore these resources to learn more about what happened between 1810 and 1893, as immigrants, American Indians, United States citizens, and freed slaves moved west.
What were 3 causes of Westward Expansion?Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
What are some of the key events of Westward Expansion?Westward Expansion: Key Events. 1803. U.S. purchases Louisiana Territory from France.. 1804 - 1806. Lewis and Clark explore Lousiana Territory.. 1808. Congress bans importation of slaves to the U.S.. What were the 5 reasons for westward expansion?Five of the reasons for westward expansion included the further expansion of railroads by the 1850s, the concept of Manifest Destiny as a reason for westward movement, cheap land, the marketing of the west as an area of fruitfulness and opportunity and mining developments in gold and silver.
What event was most important to westward expansion?The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 intensified American migration to the west that was already well underway. Anglo-American settlement in the 18th century had largely been confined to the eastern seaboard.
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