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Moving West:
Moving West Chapter 7 Lesson 3 (p. 166-170)
Question | Answer |
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Manifest Destiny | The belief common in America in the 1800s that it was the fate of the United States to expand west to the Pacific ocean; The phrase was coined in 1845 by journalist John L. O’Sullivan. |
migrate | To move from one region to another. |
Mormons | Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
National Road | Connected Maryland with territory north of the Ohio River. This improvement in transportation encouraged people to settle in the Midwest. |
Oregon Trail | The primary westward route across the country used by settlers of the Northwest in the 1840s and 1850s. |
Trail of Tears | Forced migration of Cherokee Native Americans from the Southeast to Indian Territory in 1830. |