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W. Expansion C.S.

US Westward Expansion Vocab by Caleb Scott

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Lousiana Purchase Territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley
Sacagawea The interpreter and negotiator with the Shoshone tribe that helped Lewis and Clark
Manifest Destiny 1.The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
Treaty of Fort Laramie The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was signed on September 17 between United States and the Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho, Crow, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara nations. It gave white settlers land in the lower great plains.
Santa Fe Trail 1.A historic route, established in the 1820s, from St. Louis in Missouri to Santa Fe in New Mexico. Merchants and settlers used it until the Santa Fe Railroad was built in the 1870s
Oregon Trail A route across the central and western US. It extends about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Missouri to Oregon.
Mormons Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Originated in New York State. Modern head quarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Joseph Smith Founder of the Mormons
Brigham Young United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the killing of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
Texas Revolution Military conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836
Republic of Texas An independent state in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846
Annex To append or add as an extra or subordinate part
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