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- Lousiana Purchase
- Thanks for the land by the way
- Wait what
- Indian Removal
- We have to go to Oregon
- Move it! We claim this land.
- This isn't fair
- Texas
- Protect the Alamo!
- Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson buy land from Napoleon. Thomas Jefferson wanted to expand the American Land. He also wanted to buy Louisiana for protection and to stop a slavery rebellion. And Napoleon needed the money to fight in the Great French War. Fortunately, Thomas Jefferson bought this huge piece of land for only 15M in 1803, which is around 360 million today.
- Mexican War
- The land was unexplored, but there were Native Americans on the land. So, Americans made them go to the Oregon Trail, also known as the Trail of Tears. The Native Americans thought this was unfair because they had been living there for their whole life.
- Oregon Territory
- Texas was revolting against Spain, this is because Spain's leader, Santa Anna, got corrupt and became a dictator. Also, Texas liked the idea of becoming part of the U.S.A. However, Spain believes that Texas just wants to revolt.
- American Indians and the Westward Expansion
- no
- WORSHIP JESUS
- The U.S fought Spain so they could have Texas. However, Spain also wanted Texas. This led to the Mexican American War and the Annexation of Texas.
- We want more Texas!
- American Indians were forced out of the Indian Land. Indians thought this was unfair, while the Americans believed this would be beneficial to the Native Americans.
- WOW! This is great!
- Yep!
- As Americans started to inhabit Indian Land, Americans started to ruin the land, they killed bison, kicked Indians out, and forced Indians to farm.
- DONT MOVE.
- We want our land back
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