A belief By Americans In the 1800s that United States Were destined to expand west all the way to the Pacific ocean.

Land set aside for Native Americans to live.

Cultural Assimilation

The process by which a minority group takes on the characteristics of the majority within a society.

An overland trail that settlers used to travel by covered from Missouri to the west coast.

A person who did something first.

The rush by settlers to claim land which had been opened for homesteading. Individuals raced to claim the best land.

A piece of tree land that people claimed form the government Individuals had to live an the Land for five years and make improvements to keep it.

A town which developed quickly due to the gold Rush.

A time when people moved to an area in hopes of discovering gold. The California gold rush started in 1848.

A ranch hand that rode horses and helped to herd cattle. other names included cowpoke, cowhand and buckaroo.

The edge of a country of land where few people live.

Transcontinental Railroad

The railroad that stretched from the east coast of the united States to the west coast.

A communication device which allows messages to be sent over a long distance using wires and electrisaty.

Land purchased by the United States from France. the Land make up all part of 15 U.S. States.

A formal agreement between two or more parties often to end a conflict.

An act of congress by which missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a slave free state. Slavery was prohibited in the louisiana purchuse north of latitude 36 30 north with Missouri as an exception.

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Westward Expansion

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Term	Definition
Manifest Density	A belief By Americans In the 1800s that United States Were destined to expand west all the way to the Pacific ocean.
Reservation	Land set aside for Native Americans to live.
Cultural Assimilation	The process by which a minority group takes on the characteristics of the majority within a society.
Oregon Trail	An overland trail that settlers used to travel by covered from Missouri to the west coast.
Pioneer	A person who did something first.
Land Rush	The rush by settlers to claim land which had been opened for homesteading. Individuals raced to claim the best land.
Homestead	A piece of tree land that people claimed form the government Individuals had to live an the Land for five years and make improvements to keep it.
Boomtown	A town which developed quickly due to the gold Rush.
Gold Rush	A time when people moved to an area in hopes of discovering gold. The California gold rush started in 1848.
Cowboy	A ranch hand that rode horses and helped to herd cattle. other names included cowpoke, cowhand and buckaroo.
Frontier	The edge of a country of land where few people live.
Transcontinental Railroad	The railroad that stretched from the east coast of the united States to the west coast.
Telegraph	A communication device which allows messages to be sent over a long distance using wires and electrisaty.
Louisiana Purchase	Land purchased by the United States from France. the Land make up all part of 15 U.S. States.
Treaty	A formal agreement between two or more parties often to end a conflict.
Missouri Compromise	An act of congress by which missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a slave free state. Slavery was prohibited in the louisiana purchuse north of latitude 36 30 north with Missouri as an exception.

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