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Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Westward Expansion | Americans moving west across the nation to claim land for the United States |
| Louisiana Purchase | territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; doubled the size of the US |
| Lewis and Clark | discovered new information about the resources of the Louisiana Territory |
| Sacajawea | assisted the Lewis and Clark expedition by translating and helping them cross the Rocky Mountains |
| Native Americans | the first people to live in North America; many were pushed off their lands by the US |
| Indian Removal Act | caused Native Americans to be pushed off their land by the US army |
| War of 1812 | war between America & Great Britain which started when the British began blockading American ports preventing trade with France. |
| White House | during the War of 1812, the British thought that burning this structure would enable them to gain control the US government |
| Oregon Trail | trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s; most were looking for good inexpensive farmland |
| Mining Towns | the discovery of gold contributed to the development of these |
| Port of New Orleans | gaining this port was important for the US because it made transporting goods from the East easier and faster |
| Gold Rush | a period from 1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold |
| Boomtowns | towns that grew quickly as miners were able to find gold or silver; eventually became ghost towns because the mines ran out of gold and silver |
| Battle of the Alamo | where Texans fought against Mexicans under Santa Anna at an old mission church. |
| Assist | To help |
| Hinder | To prevent or slow progress |
| Steamboat | invention that enabled transporting goods to become easier |
| steam locomotive | steam powered form of transportation that provided for faster land travel |
| telegraph | a device that used electric signals to send messages developed in the 1800s; it created a speedy way to send messages over long distances and was considered the greatest change in communication during that time period |
| opportunity cost | whatever must be given up to obtain some item |
| productivity | a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort |
| Great Plains | grassland region of the United States |
| Continental Divide | mountainous area from which rivers flow in different directions |
| Mississippi River | major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S. |
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