Westward Expansion Vocab

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Northwest Ordinance

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An addition of land to the United States North and West of the Ohio River Valley. Set up a system for how states would be admitted into the United States.

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Indian Removal

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Native Americans were taken from their homelands and sent to land reserved for them.

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treaty

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Formal agreement between two or more countries

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that it was God's plan for the U.S to have all land in North America from the Atlantic to Pacific

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Westward Expansion

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The period of American history when settlers moved westward across the continent

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Railroad tracks that connected the East Coast with the West Coast.

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Train

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A revolutionary mode of transportation that ran on wood, coal, or steam.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Ended the Mexican American War and gave the U.S. lands in North Mexico.

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Gold Rush Impact

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Led to rapid population growth and economic development in California.

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Steam Power

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Used in trains, revolutionizing transportation and industry.