1846-1848: The____________________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.
1830: _________________-Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River.
1846: _______________leads 5,000 Mormons to Utah - After experiencing religious persecution, the Mormons move to Salt Lake City, Utah.
1845: _________________-Journalist John O'Sullivan first uses the term to describe the westward expansion of the United States.
1838: ________________________-The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way.
1860: ________________ begins to deliver mail.
1861: _________________ line is finished. The Pony Express shuts down.
1846:__________________-England signs it handing over the Oregon Territory to the United States.
1849: Around 90,000_________________move to California to find gold.
1848:_______________- James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon word is out, and people rush to California to strike it rich.
1.
Indian Removal Act
2.
Trail of Tears
3.
Manifest Destiny
4.
Brigham Young
5.
Mexican-American
6.
Oregon Treaty
7.
Gold Rush begins
8.
Forty-Niners
9.
The Pony Express
10.
The First Transcontinental Telegraph