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westward expansion
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| expansion | the act of growing, making lager, or expansion |
| 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 |
| Indian removal act | President Jackson's policy where he negotiated treaties with Native Americans, exchanging land east of the Mississippi for the west supposed to be voluntary but forced natives out of home lands abusing the terms of the treaties |
| Louisiana Purchase | the land purchased by Thomas Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the US |
| Oregon 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 their journey to settle 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 an unfamiliar location |
| Territorial expansion | the period of time between 1801-1861 when the US grew tremendously in land size |
| Territory | a geographic 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 | journey of the 5 tribes who lived in the south were relocated to the state of oklahoma |