Westward Expansion and the 1800's

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When Thomas Jefferson was President, he doubled the size of our country in 1803 with the...

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Louisiana Purchase

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Jefferson had an expedition head out West (1804-1806) that included Sacajawea and...

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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The primary purpose of the expedition in 1804 was to...

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map out new rivers and other physical geography features, draw pictures of new animals, trees, birds and the environment, meet with Native American tribes.

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The War of 1812 showed Great Britain that the USA was here to stay. It also produced...

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our national anthem

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This painting captures the thoughts of Americans in the 1800's. They believed it was Manifest Destiny that...

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gave them the God-given right to take over the rest of the country

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Most fur trappers and traders that could survive off the land and live life in isolation were more commonly known as ___________ men.

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mountain

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There were several wars with Mexico in this century. The US benefitted from all of the following EXCEPT: the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that gave us NM, TX and parts of CA, the Gadsen Purchase that gave us AZ, the 1848 Mexican Cession

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the Battle of the Alamo

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Many trails led out West for wagon trains to take, but the most well-known one was the ________ Trail.

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Oregon

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Most people who decided to risk death and disease moving out West did so because...

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they wanted a fresh start with free land for farming and settling

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The history of Native Americans interacting with white settlers in the United States is largely marked by...

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conflict and displacement