Manifest Destiny Vocab

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Belief from the 1800s that the US should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Manifest Destiny

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Began after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, inspiring thousands to head west.

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Gold Rush

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Someone who goes West to live and farm on government land.

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Homesteader

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Name for African Americans who migrated from Mississippi River states to Kansas for farming.

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Exoduster

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Fort in Texas attacked by Spanish forces on rebelling settlers

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The Alamo

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Ended the US-Mexico war; US gained 55% of Mexico's territory.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Recognized Black Hills as Sioux land

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Treaty of Ft. Laramie

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Worst US defeat in Indian Wars; known as 'Custer’s Last Stand'

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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Slaughter of 150-300 Lakota Indians by US Army in South Dakota; ended Indian Wars.

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Wounded Knee Massacre

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Nickname for gold prospectors in California during the Gold Rush.

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49ers