Idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Someone is first to settle a region or enter into a project

A region with with very few people living init or new field of study or exploration

Economic activity involving transforming raw materials into finished goods in factories

A cohesive area of the Earth's surface defined by shared physical, human, or functional characteristics, such as climate, language, government, or economic activity

A movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions

A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area especially one inhabited by people of a different ethnic or religious group, or one sparsely populated

Roughly 40,000 to 100,000 gold prospectors who mirgrated to California in 1849 following the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. ( seeking rapid wealth)

the evolving methods of exchanging information. This included telegraphy, postal system, telephone, radio, television and internet. This bridged geographic distances.

the rapid, large scale movement of people from rural, agricultural areas to cities, driven by industrialization and immigration, particularly between 1876-1920

This was forced migration of Native American nations (designated Indian territory) under the Indian Removal Act of 1830

2000 mile, heavily used overland wagon route connecting the Missouri River to Oregon. From 1840-1880

doubled the size of U.S and securing control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans

Explored the Louisiana Purchase, to find a practical route to the Pacific Ocean, Mapping the West, Documenting resources. Influenced westward expansion

The process by which an economy shifts from primarily agricultural, manual labor based to one that is dominated by machine - driven manufacturing, factory systems and technological innovation

A conflict between U.S and Great Britain ( mother ship) caused by trade disputes, impressment, and British support for Native American resistance. (Second War of Independence)

The Kidnapping of American sailors

restored pre war borders and was signed in 1814

Western and Southern politicians who wanted war with Britain

He invented the cotton gin which helped plantation owners farm their land

A Native American woman who played a vital role as a guide and interpreter and diplomat for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Westward Expansion

Term	Definition
Manifest Destiny	Idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Pioneers	Someone is first to settle a region or enter into a project
Frontier	A region with with very few people living init or new field of study or exploration
Industry	Economic activity involving transforming raw materials into finished goods in factories
Region	A cohesive area of the Earth's surface defined by shared physical, human, or functional characteristics, such as climate, language, government, or economic activity
Migration	A movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions
Settlers	A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area especially one inhabited by people of a different ethnic or religious group, or one sparsely populated
Forty-niners	Roughly 40,000 to 100,000 gold prospectors who mirgrated to California in 1849 following the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. ( seeking rapid wealth)
Communication	the evolving methods of exchanging information. This included telegraphy, postal system, telephone, radio, television and internet. This bridged geographic distances.
Urbanization	the rapid, large scale movement of people from rural, agricultural areas to cities, driven by industrialization and immigration, particularly between 1876-1920
Trail of Tears	This was forced migration of Native American nations (designated Indian territory) under the Indian Removal Act of 1830
Oregon Trail	2000 mile, heavily used overland wagon route connecting the Missouri River to Oregon. From 1840-1880
Louisiana Purchase	doubled the size of U.S and securing control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans
Lewis and Clark	Explored the Louisiana Purchase, to find a practical route to the Pacific Ocean, Mapping the West, Documenting resources. Influenced westward expansion
Industrialization	The process by which an economy shifts from primarily agricultural, manual labor based to one that is dominated by machine - driven manufacturing, factory systems and technological innovation
War of 1812	A conflict between U.S and Great Britain ( mother ship) caused by trade disputes, impressment, and British support for Native American resistance. (Second War of Independence)
Impressment	The Kidnapping of American sailors
Treaty of Ghent	restored pre war borders and was signed in 1814
War Hawks	Western and Southern politicians who wanted war with Britain
Eli Whitney	He invented the cotton gin which helped plantation owners farm their land
Sacagawea	A Native American woman who played a vital role as a guide and interpreter and diplomat for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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