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Louisiana Purchase The territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley.
Sacajawea Shoshone Indian guide and interpreter; also Sacagawea. She joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in what is now North Dakota and guided their travels through the wilderness and across the Rockies 1804–06
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 treaty sets forth traditional territorial claims of the tribes as among themselves.[2] The Indians guaranteed safe passage for settlers on the Oregon Trail in return for promises of an annuity in the amount of fifty thousand dollars for fifty years.
Sante Fe Trail A route, established in the 1820s, from St. Louis in Missouri to Santa Fe in New Mexico.
Oregon trail 1.A route across the central and western US used esp. from 1840 until 1860 by settlers moving west. It extends about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Missouri to Oregon.
Mormons 1.A person who belongs to the Christian religious groups related to the religion founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Joseph Smith Smith: religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
Brigham 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. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836
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 steal. This became popular at the time Texas was annexed, which was regarded by many as a theft.
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