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Westward Expansion
Term | Definition |
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Frontier | Edge of civilization; in middle of the wilderness. |
Treaty | Agreement with another country. |
Expedition | A journey with a specific goal or purpose. |
Acquisition | An act of taking possession/something. |
Territory | Land controlled by a group of people or country. |
Predestined | God's will/plan or what God wants. |
Manifest Destiny | The belief that it was the destiny of the U.S. to acquire all western territory and expand from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. |
Louisiana Purchase | A treaty signed in 1803 with France that allowed the U.S. to lay claim to lands west of the Mississippi River. It doubled the size of the U.S. |
Relocate | Forced to move or forced to leave an area. |
Lewis and Clark | Two men hired by Pres. Jefferson to map the Louisiana Territory and find the shortest route to the Pacific Ocean. |
Sacajawea | Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark by isung her translating skills. |
Wilderness | another word for frontier. |
Pacific Ocean | Huge body of water that Lewis and Clark were instructed to find. |