On April 30, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 square miles (2,144,510 square km) of land west of the Mississippi River to the young United States of America in a treaty commonly known as the Louisiana Purchase

Sacagawea; was 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 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

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.

The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The 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 and locations in between.

are 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, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, whose predominant branch is Mormonism

en.wikisource.org Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States

The Texas Revolution, also known as the Texas War of Independence, was the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists that began 2 October 1835

The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign state in North America which existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.

To steal. this becam popular at the time Texas Was annexed, Which Was Regarded by many as a theft

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Louisiana Purchase	On April 30, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 square miles (2,144,510 square km) of land west of the Mississippi River to the young United States of America in a treaty commonly known as the Louisiana Purchase
Sacajawea	Sacagawea; was 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	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	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	The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Oregon Tiail	The 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 and locations in between.
Mormons	are 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	Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, whose predominant branch is Mormonism
Brigham Young	en.wikisource.org Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States
Texas Revoulution	The Texas Revolution, also known as the Texas War of Independence, was the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists that began 2 October 1835
Republic of Texas	The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign state in North America which existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.
Annex	To steal. this becam popular at the time Texas Was annexed, Which Was Regarded by many as a theft

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