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Manifest Destiny
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The belief that God had given Americans the right and duty to expand west to spread their way of life. | Manifest Destiny |
| This president believed that Native American should be moved west to make room for more farmland for American settlement | Andrew Jackson |
| This law ordered five Native American tribes to move west to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma | Indian Removal Act |
| The state of Georgia wanted to remove this tribe to the west | Cherokee |
| This court case ruled that the Cherokee could remain on their land, but was ignored | Worcester vs. Georgia |
| This was the name given to the journey that removed the Cherokee from Georgia. | Trail of Tears |