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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Purchase | The territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley. |
| Sacajawea | the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way. |
| Manifest Destiny | The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable |
| Treaty of Fort Laramine | A treaty made between the U.S. government and the Sioux in 1868, after Sioux tribes led by Oglala Chief Red Cloud stopped U.S. construction of the Bozeman Trail between Fort Laramie and western Montana. |
| Santa Fe Trail | A route, established in the 1820s, from St. Louis in Missouri to Santa Fe in New Mexico. |
| Oregon Trail | A route across the central and western US used esp. 1840–60 by settlers moving west. |
| Mormons | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| Joseph Smith | Smith: religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844). |
| Brigham Young | Young: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) |
| Texas Revolution | The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was a military conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas |
| Republic of Texas | The Republic of Texas was an independent state in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846. |
| Annex | to incorporate a territory into an existing political unit, such as a state or a nation. |