It pretty much started when Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States. He did a lot of important things like balancing out the congress with Hamiltonians and Republicans, and the war of 1812. But one of the most historical important things was the Louisiana Purchase. When Jefferson paid $3 an acre he nearly doubled the original U.S size. After he purchased the new land, he wanted to know what was out there. So he sent out an expedition crew led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. It was a successful mission. It paved the way to move west.

Soon the industry part came around. Slavery was picking the cotton but it took a while to make it into yarn and into clothes. Then a man from Britain named Samuel Slater brought the plans for factories to America. The first factories were made in New England because the factories used gears, which relied on one another to turn. So most factories used fa

With all these new states coming to the United States what was happening to the native tribes in these states? Well, President Jackson told all the tribes that if they move west, they would receive blankets guns, food and freedom. There was a little problem with that statement; the blankets, guns, food and freedom were never given to the Indians when they moved. They were just kept moving west, promised everything, but received nothing. It was later called the "Trail of Tears". Many Indians died on the "Trail of Tears" from diseases like smallpox and yellow fever.

st moving water to turn the main wheel. Since New England had rproblem. The factories worked faster then cotton was picked. So the factories were stopped for a while. Then a man named Eli Whitney developed a machine called the Cotton Gin. This machine sorted as much cotton in one hour, then was picked my slaves in a day. Soon the factories were up and running again. But one problem led to another. Soon cotton was running low to pick. So the U.S started heading west grabbing more lands to plant and pick cotton. Soon Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were added to the U.S. Now a new problem occurred, would these states be slave states or free states. All this controversy led to the Missouri Compromise, which made a line running east to west separating free and slave states.

With most of the Indians gone, and a lot of land west, there was one thing to do, move west and get the land. The more land consumed meant more crops grown, which also meant a bigger and better economy. So people packed up wagons or any means of transportation and moved west. A lot of trails were used but the most common ones were the Oregon Trail which ended in Portland, and the Santa Fe Trail which ended in Sacramento. The wagons moved at around 10 M.P.H. and were pulled by horse and oxen. A st

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