U.S. Expansion/Movement
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Louisiana Purchase | expand west; Manifest Destiny (U.S. not only could, but was destined to, expand from coast to coast)
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| Erie Canal | connected Hudson River with Lake Erie; travel between Atlantic coast and Great Lakes
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| Homestead Act (1862) | government gives land to settlers who meet requirements; at least 21, citizen, $10 registration fee, build house and live there six months of year, farm land for five years before claiming ownership
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| Transcontinental Railroad | after Civil War form coast to coast; most workers were immigrants (Irish/Chinese)
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| Interstate Highway Act (1956) | provided $26 billion to build interstate highway system
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| Mexican War | dispute over southern border of Texas; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Gadsden Purchase
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| Spanish-American War | sinking of Battleship Maine; Treaty of Paris signed recognizing Cuba's independence
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| Migration to Sunbelt | moving south; warmer climate
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| Migration Northward of African American | in search of a better life; search for factory jobs
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