Extra Credit- Fill in the Blanks by matching the number to the correct answer. Use context clues to help you. ***This is an all or nothing question. 5 potential extra credit points. 1767: Daniel Boone explores Kentucky for the first time. 1803: Louisiana Purchase - President Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. This doubles the size of the United States and provides a large area to the west of the country for expansion. 1805: Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean - Explorers Lewis and Clark map out areas of the Louisiana Purchase and eventually reach the Pacific Ocean. 1830: 1.- Congress passes a law to move Native Americans from the Southeast to the west of the Mississippi River. 1836: Battle of the Alamo - Mexican troops attack the Alamo Mission killing all but two Texans. This spurs the Texans on in the Texas Revolution. 1838: 2.- The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the east coast to Oklahoma. Many thousands die along the way. 1841: Oregon Trail - People begin to travel west in wagon trains on the Oregon Trail. Around 300,000 people would take the trail over the next 20 years. 1845: 3.- Journalist John O'Sullivan first uses the term to describe the westward expansion of the United States. 1845: Texas becomes a U. S. State - The United States officially claims Texas as a state, eventually leading to the Mexican-American War. 1846: 4.leads 5,000 Mormons to Utah - After experiencing religious persecution, the Mormons move to Salt Lake City, Utah. 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. 1846: 6.- England signs it handing over the Oregon Territory to the United States. 1848: 7.- James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mil