I just got a great deal to make my country twice the size for only 15 million.
Louisiana Purchase
The population was growing So they where going to expand the land. The Americans bought land from the French known as the Louisiana Purchase.
Sent explorers to look at their new land. Lewis and Clark said it was beautiful land.
Lewis and clark
This place is wonderful.
Right!
Went to double check the land and said it was unlivable for our people.
Zebulon Pike
This place sucks, I thought it was going to be beautiful. ITS A DESERT.
That Pike guy was right. It is a desert.
Stephen Long
Agreed with pike and changed the way people thought of the new land. Which led to Jackson's Speech
Presented a public speech about our new land. He said that they should send the "Savages" to this unlivable land.
Jacksons Speech
We are a happy 12 million people and those Indians are in the way of OUR happiness !
Enforced this act to move the Native Americans. Moving the Native Americans meant that they could use the land that originally belonged to the Native Americans.
Indian Removal Act
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