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Westward Expansion
Vocabulary terms covering our unit on Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Purchase | This event was when Jefferson bought land from France. It doubled the size of the United States. • In the Lewis and Clark expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Florida | Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty called the Adams-Onis Treaty |
| Texas | Texas was added to the United States after it became an independent republic. |
| California | War with Mexico resulted in California and the southwest territory becoming part of the United States. |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief in the 1800s that expanding and settling the western part of the United States was a part of the destiny of the American people. |
| Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led a group called the Corps of Discovery to explore and map new land in the Louisiana Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. |
| Sacagawea | A Shoshone woman who joined Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and guide. |
| Oregon Territory | Northern part of Oregon Territory (today Canada) was owned by Great Britain. Southern part (including the 2000 mile long Oregon Trail)belonged to the U.S |
| Oregon Trail | A route traveled by many settlers from Missouri heading west to Oregon |
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