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Westward expansion

QuestionAnswer
Immigrant Person who permanently moves to a new country
Pioneer New settler that moves from one place to another; first to explore
Sod Surface of ground with grass growing on it
Homestead Act Offered 160 acres free to Americans
Soddies House of sod mixed with water and grass
Sodbuster Pioneers were called this because of the difficulty digging plant crops
Exoduster African American Pioneers who moved to the Great Plains after the Civil War
Poverty Lacking resources, extremely poor
Famine An extreme lack of food
Discrimination Treated unjustly because of race, age, gender, religion, etc.
Boomtowns Towns that sprang up quickly because of Gold Rush
49ers People who came to California to find gold
Ghost Towns When gold ran out, people moved away and what was left?
Entrepreneur A person who starts a business hoping to make a profit
Stampede Sudden panicked rush of cattle
Sutter’s Mill Where gold was first found started the gold rush
Manifest Destiny The idea that God gave Americans the duty to control all land from coast to coast
Reservation Land set aside for Native Americans
Treaty Agreement between two groups
Nationalism Pride in one’s country
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