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Vision of Continent |
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| 1803 |
Louisiana Purchase |
| 1804-1806 |
Lewis and Clark expedition |
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Vision of Hemisphere |
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| 1823 |
Monroe Doctrine |
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| 1850s-1860s |
Images of Technological Progress |
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| c.1856 |
George Inness, “The Lackawanna Valley [PA]” |
| c.1867 |
Alexander Gardner, “View Near Fort Harker, Kansas” |
| May 10, 1869 |
A.J. Russell, “The Driving of the Golden Spike, Promontory UT” |
| 1869 |
Alfred Hart, “One Era Gives Way to Another” |
| 1868 |
Currier and Ives, “Westward the Course of Empire” |
| 1853 |
Asher Durand, “Progress” |
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| 1850s-1860s |
From Pastoral to Sublime |
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| 1857 |
Frederic Church, “Niagara Falls” |
| 1859 |
Frederic Church, “Heart of the Andes” |
| 1863 |
Albert Bierstadt, “Rocky Mountains” |
| 1867 |
Albert Bierstadt, “Emigrants Crossing the Plains” |
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| 1850s |
Early Visions of American Imperialism |
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| 1850-1852 |
William Herndon to South America |
| 1853-1855 |
Thomas Page to South America |
| 1852-1854 |
Matthew Perry to Japan |
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| 1820s-1860s |
Western Explorers |
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| 1822-1831 |
Jedidiah Smith (fur trade to Utah, Nevada, and California) |
| 1869 |
John Wesley Powell, The Canyons of the Colorado |
| 1870 |
John Wesley Powell |
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| 1830s-1840s |
Contrasting Styles of Male Leadership |
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| 1844 |
George Catlin, Chief White Cloud (Iowa) |
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Chief John Ross |
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President Andrew Jackson |
| 1833 |
Joseph Vann mansion, Springplace GA |
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| 1790-1839 |
History of Cherokees and “Indian Removal” |
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| 1790 |
Indian Trade and Intercourse Act — sanctioning treaties by federal government only |
| 1808 |
Cherokees develop written law |
| 1820 |
Cherokees create legislature |
| 1827 |
Cherokees ratify constitution based on U.S. Constitution |
| 1829 |
gold rush in Georgia |
| 1830 |
Georgia legislature abolished Cherokee constitution and legislature |
| 1830 |
Indian Removal Act passed by Congress |
| 1832 |
U.S. Supreme Court upheld law and favored Cherokee rather than Georgia sovereignty; but not enforced by executive branch |
| 1835 |
minority Cherokee party made treaty with U.S. government |
| 1838-1839 |
Trail of Tears from Georgia to Oklahoma (approx. 50% died) |
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| 1810s-1850s |
Imperialism of Southern Slavery |
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| 1817 |
Andrew Jackson conquered Florida; 1819 treaty with Spain |
| 1819-1821 |
Mexican War of Independence against Spain; American “filibusters” began to invade “Texas” |
| 1845 |
American settlers in “Texas” rebelled against Mexican rule |
| 1845 |
United States government annexed “Texas” |
| 1846-1848 |
war between United States and Mexico |
| 1847 |
American government tried to buy Cuba from Spain |
| 1848-1851 |
American “filibusters” tried to invade Cuba |
| 1849 |
American “filibusters” tried to invade Yucatan |
| 1854-1855 |
William Walker tried to invade “Lower California” |
| 1856-1857 |
William Walker tried to invade Nicaragua |