West Ward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
The painting shows settlers fulfilling what they thought was their destiny.Expanding America from coast to coast.By doing so they also proved nothing would stop them.
1827- UK and US jointly occupy Oregon
The US gains Oregon and the 49th parallel is made
1836-Texas established Independence
After winning the battle of San Jacinto Texas got granted independence and then became a independent nation.
1845-Texas was annexed
After Texas won its independence Jackson wouldn't annex it at first to keep the balance but soon enough Texas became a state in the Union.
1846-US declares war on Mexico
Texas was annexed after Mexico said any form of annexation would lead to war.
1848-Mexican cession
After signing the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the US gained Nevada California and Utah.
1848-Gold is discovered in Cali.
James W. Marshall was the first person to discover the shiny yellow object. Not knowing it would later be the reason 300,000 people left there homes to take a chance at hitting it rich in Cali.
1849-The Gold Rush Starts
News of gold in California spread quickly by the end of 1849 the population in Cali. was nearly 100 thousand. Compared to the near 1,000 before the gold rush.
1853-Gadsden Purchase
The US purchased parts of Arizona and New Mexico for 10 million dollars. Coming with 29,670 square miles of land from Mexico