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= Movement in American History =

**1785** - Land Ordinance of 1785 **1770 - 90** - Backcountry Expansion **1790-1850** - Southern Expansion **1803** - Louisiana Purchase **1804-30** - Exploration of the continent **1804-06** - Lewis and Clark Expedition **1806-07** - Zebulon Pike Expedition **1812** - War of 1812 **1819-20** - Stephen Long Expedition **1822-30** - Jedediah Smith Expedition **1828** - The Texas Revolt **1830-37** - Mormon Migration to Utah **1840** - Overland Trails **1845** - The idea of "Manifest Destiny" becomes central **1846-48** - Mexican-American War **1848** - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War **1849** - Gold Rush **1845-53** - Mexican territory added **1860** - First Transcontinental Railroad is built **1862** - The Homestead Act **1864** - The Indian Wars **1867** - Purchase of Alaska from Russia **1869** - The National Land Company is founded **1886** - The Indian Wars end **1890s** - The idea of Imperialism becomes a economic "necessity" **1893** - The Depression of 1893 **1893** - Chicago World's Fair **1896** - The American China Development Company is created **1898** - The annexation of Hawai'i; the Spanish-American War begins **1899** - Open Door Policy announced; Guerilla warfare beings in Philippines **1900** - //Expansion// is published by Josiah Strong