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westward exspansion
westward espansion
| defintiton | word |
|---|---|
| (Placename) the large region of North America sold by Napoleon I to the US in 1803 for 15 million dollars: consists of the W part of the Mississippi basin. Area: about 2 292 150 sq. km (885 000 sq. miles) | louisiana purchase |
| Shoshone guide and interpreter who accompanied (1805-1806) the Lewis and Clark expedition. | sacajawea |
| A policy of imperialistic expansion defended as necessary or benevolent. often Manifest Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the United States had the right and duty to expand throughout the North American continent. | manifest destiny |
| The Treaty of Fort Laramie (also called the Sioux Treaty of 1868) was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation | treaty of fort laramie |
| The trail stretched 900 miles, beginning in what is now the state of Missouri, and crossed what is now Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado to end in Santa Fe, in the present state of New Mexico. | santa fe trail |
| The Oregon Trail was the way westward for many Americans in the 1840s. It began in Independence, Missouri, followed the Platte River westward, eventually crossed the Rocky Mountains, and then crossed Wyoming and ended in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. | oregon trail |
| An ancient prophet believed to have compiled a sacred history of the Americas, which were translated and published by Joseph Smith as the Book of Mormon in 1830. A member of the Mormon Church. Also called Latter-day Saint. | mormons |
| religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844) Smith | joseph smith |
| - 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) | brigham young |
| 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 | texas revolution |
| The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846. | republic of texas |
| Annexation, the incorporation of territory into another geo-political entity "Annex", the place in the science-fiction novel The Giver where the protagonist trains for his new role as Receiver of Memories | annex |
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