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Western Expansion
Term | Definition |
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Florida | Spain gave us through treaty |
Texas | Added after being independant |
oregon | Divided by us and england |
California(southwest) | Added after war with Mexico |
Louisiana Puchase | Bought from France by Thomas Jefferson |
Why people moved west | -Population in East -Availible cheap fertile land -Money oppurtunity in logging, farming and ,freedom -Knowledge of trails -Belief in Mainfest Destiny -Cheap and fast transportation |
Manifest Destiny | idea that expansion was good for our country |
Popular Sovereignty | People could decide to have slavery by voting |
Cotton gin | -Eli Whitney -Increased cotton and slave need |
Reaper | Cyrus McCormic & Jo Anderson(slave) |
Steamboat | Robert Fulton -Provided faster river transport from North to South |
Steam Locomotive | Faster land transport |