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Westward Expansionwj
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Louisiana purchase | was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles |
| Sacajawea | was a Shoshone Indian princess |
| Manifest Destiny | was the belief widely held by Americans in the 19th century that the United States was destined to expand across the continent |
| Treaty of Fort Laramie | was an treaty between the Lakota Nation and the US government signed in 1868. |
| Santa Fe Trail | was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
| Oregon Trail | is a 2,000-mile (3,200 km) historic east-west wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon |
| Mormons | Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism |
| Joseph Smith | Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement |
| Brigham Young | was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States |
| Texas Revolution | military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists |
| Republic of Texas | was an independent sovereign state in North America which existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846 |
| Annex | 1.take over territory: to take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity, e.g. a country or state |
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