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Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Westward Expansion | Period of the United States acquiring the rest of the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and people moving west |
| Industrial Revolution | Industrial Revolution |
| Factory System | A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building |
| Mass Production | Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply |
| Cotton Gin | A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. Led to increased cotton production and increased use of slaves. |
| Steam Power | Engines and machines powered using steam from boiling water. Used to power factories. Factories could now be located away from bodies of water |
| Railroad | System of trains that were used for transportation of people, items, and ideas |
| Telegraph | A device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances |
| Morse Code | Different combinations of dots and dashes that represent each letter of the alphabet. Used for telegraphs. |
| Erie Canal | An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River in Albany with Lake Erie in Buffalo. Allowed boats and ships to navigate between the east coast and the midwest. |
| Manifest Destiny | A belief held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. |
| Louisiana Purchase | Territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. This doubled the size of the U.S. |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States |
| Mexican-American War | (1846-1848) War fought between the U.S. and Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | (1848) Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. United States gained much of Mexico's northern territory in exchange for $15 million. |
| Mexican Cession | Territory acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War. Included parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah |
| Oregon Territory | Territory in the pacific northwest that contained Washington and Oregon |
| Andrew Jackson | The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). |
| Jacksonian Democracy | A policy of spreading more political power to more people, giving more power to the common people |
| Indian Removal Act | Law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American off their land in the southwest. They had to move west of the Mississippi River |
| Trail of Tears | Forced relocation of Cherokee Native Americans to reservations in what is now Oklahoma. Earned this name because of the harsh conditions Native Americans faced on the journey. |
| Reservation | Federal land set aside for Native Americans |
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