Westward Expansion Flashcard

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What was the Louisiana Purchase?

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A land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States.

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Who were the leaders of the expedition to explore the new western territory after the Louisiana Purchase?

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Merriwether Lewis and William Clark

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What was the main reason for the War of 1812?

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Impressment of American sailors by the British

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What inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

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The sight of the American flag still flying after the Battle of Fort McHenry

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What was the outcome of the Battle of the Alamo?

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All the men in the Alamo were killed

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Who invented the telegraph and Morse Code?

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Samuel Morse

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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The forced relocation of Native Americans to Oklahoma.

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What was the main method of transportation on the Oregon Trail?

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Wagon

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What does the term "manifest destiny" refer to?

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The belief that the US should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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Who were the "forty-niners"?

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Participants in the California Gold Rush