American West | History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History | Mr Allsop History | History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History | Mr Allsop History

American West

Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase

On 30th April 1803, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was concluded.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition: a short overview

The Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed the western United States.

The Book of Mormon

Publishing the Book of Mormon

Samuel Colt revolving firearm

Samuel Colt and the birth of the revolver

The Donner Party’s ill-fated migration to California

The Gettysburg Address

Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the end of the Civil War

Mary Edwards Walker

Dr Mary Edwards Walker becomes the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor after service in the American Civil War

President Grant and the creation of the Yellowstone National Park

Levi Strauss and the invention of riveted blue jeans