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The Poly Express


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Oregon Treaty


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Indian Removal Act


Brigham Young


Mexican-American

1.
1830: _________1.________- Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River.

2.
1838: _________2.________- The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way.


3.
1845: ________3.________- Journalist John O'Sullivan first uses the term to describe the westward expansion of the United States.


4.
1846: ______4._______leads 5,000 Mormons to Utah - After experiencing religious persecution, the Mormons move to Salt Lake City, Utah.

5.
1846-1848: The _______5._________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.


6.
1846: ____6._________- England signs it handing over the Oregon Territory to the United States.


7.
1848: ______7._______- James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill. Soon word is out, and people rush to California to strike it rich.


8.
1849: Around 90,000 _______8.______ move to California to find gold.


9.
1860: ______9._________begins to deliver mail.

10.
1861: ___________10._____________line is finished. The Pony Express shuts down.