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Lizzy Thomen
Westward Expansion
| Answers | Questions |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Purchase | By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. |
| Sacajawea | a Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States |
| Manifest Destiny | 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 | treaty, signed on April 29, 1868, between the U.S. Government and the Sioux Nation, the United States recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation, set aside for exclusive use by the Sioux people |
| Santa Fe Trail | a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Oregon Trail | a 2,000-mile historic east-west wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between |
| Mormons | a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement, which began with the visions of Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s |
| Joseph Smith | an American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, whose predominant branch is Mormonism |
| Brigham Young | an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States |
| Texas Revolution | the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists that began 2 October 1835 and resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas after the final battle on April 21, 1836 |
| Republic of Texas | an independent sovereign state in North America which existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846 |
| Annex | To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city |
| Annex | To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city |
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