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Westward Expansion
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Expansion | the act of growing, making larger, or expanding |
| Expidition | a long and challenging journey into a newly discovered area |
| Gold | a precious medal that was very valuable and was sought after during the California gold rush |
| Gold Rush | the mass movement of people who moved to California between 1848 1853 in search for gold |
| Indian Removal Act | President Andrew Jackson's policy where he negotiated treaties with Native Americans, exchanging land east of the Mississippi for land in the west this was supposed to be voluntary but ended up forcing Native Americans out of their homelands and abusing t |
| Louisiana Purchase | The land purchased by Thomas Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the U.S. |
| Oregon Trail |