they made the Monroe doctrine so the Europeans wouldn't expand their colony.
Trail of tears- the government forced the Indians to move out of their area
Gold rush- John Sutter became a Mexican citizen built Sutter's Fort hired James Marshall is hired and eventually discovers gold Sam Brannan revealed proof of gold near Sacramento. They either traveled by land or by sea. The Donner party ate each other because they were stuck in the mountains. Gold was 150 miles inland so they had to walk another 150 miles from dock if they came by sea. People who mined gold worked in other trades. Gold miners lived in wooden houses or canvas tents cooked over open campfires. poor health. Many couldn't afford basic supplies. People started stealing peoples gold. Its what brought people to the west and expanded our nation.
Intercontinental Railroad- They had two railroad companies and they were meeting in the middle because they were on each coast. Started in Sacramento. Hired Chinese people to build railroad and the companies were in competition to see who could lay the most out. Native Americans would sometimes attack workers because they didn't know what they were doing to them they were just putting these tracks out across their land. Paved the way to expansion and made it seem smaller since it made it easier to communicate
Civil War- Economic differences between North and South. North didn't need slavery because they were industrialized but south wanted slaves because of all the work. Jefferson Davis was president of South. April 12th was the start of the civil war. First Battle at Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, and Surrender at Appomattox were major battles during it.
Reconstruction- Presidential Reconstruction. Radical Reconstruction. Reconstruction Comes to an end.
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