the act of growing making larger or expanding.

a long and challenging journey into a newly discovered area.

a precious metal that was very valuable and was the highly sought after mineral during the California gold rush.

the mass moment of people who moved to California between 1848-1853 in search for gold.

president Andrew Johnson made a law that no native Americans and he stole land from them and killed them.

the land purchased by Thomas Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the united states.

the most well known trail that pioneers used to travel to the pacific ocean.

any quality or feature of geography that worked against or hindered the pioneers in their journey to settle in the west

any quality or feature of geography that helped or benefited the pioneers in there journey to seetle in the west

one of the first settlers in a new territory

a person who settles in a new colony or settles into unfamiliar location

territorial expansion

the period of time between 1801-1861 when the U.S grew tremendously in land size

a geographical area of land marked off and designated for a certain state or country

one of the most famous battles between Texas and Mexico

The journey of the "five civilized tribes" who lived in the deep south when they were forced to move to the current state of Oklahoma. This trip of long and hard because of disease, weather, and starvation.

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westward expantion

Term	Definition
expansion	the act of growing making larger or expanding.
expedition	a long and challenging journey into a newly discovered area.
gold	a precious metal that was very valuable and was the highly sought after mineral during the California gold rush.
gold rush	the mass moment of people who moved to California between 1848-1853 in search for gold.
Indian removal act	president Andrew Johnson made a law that no native Americans and he stole land from them and killed them.
Louisiana purchase	the land purchased by Thomas Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the united states.
Organ trail	the most well known trail that pioneers used to travel to the pacific ocean.
Physical barrier	any quality or feature of geography that worked against or hindered the pioneers in their journey to settle in the west
physical gateway	any quality or feature of geography that helped or benefited the pioneers in there journey to seetle in the west
pioneer	one of the first settlers in a new territory
settler	a person who settles in a new colony or settles into unfamiliar location
territorial expansion	the period of time between 1801-1861 when the U.S grew tremendously in land size
territory	a geographical area of land marked off and designated for a certain state or country
The Alamo	one of the most famous battles between Texas and Mexico
Trail of Tears	The journey of the "five civilized tribes" who lived in the deep south when they were forced to move to the current state of Oklahoma. This trip of long and hard because of disease, weather, and starvation.

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