Westward Expansion

Supporter of Indian Removal Act

• Seminoles

• 49ers

• Andrew Jackson

• Sacagawea

Mormon leader seeking religious freedom

• Daniel Boone

• Brigham Young

• Samuel Morse

• Sacagawea

Bought the Louisiana Purchase

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Seminoles

• 49ers

Fought the U.S. for their land in Florida

• Lewis and Clark

• Sacagawea

• 49ers

• Seminoles

Signed the Pacific Railroad Act

• Abraham Lincoln

• Daniel Boone

• Andrew Jackson

• John L. O'Sullivan

Cleared a trail through Cumberland Gap

• Sacagawea

• Daniel Boone

• Brigham Young

• 49ers

Rushed to California in search of gold

• Lewis and Clark

• General Santa Anna

• 49ers

• Seminoles

Explored the west reaching the Pacific Ocean

• Woody and Buzz

• Prospector Stinky Pete

• Batman and Robin

• Lewis and Clark

First mentioned the term Manifest Destiny.

• John L. O'Sullivan

• Samuel Morse

• Brigham Young

• Daniel Boone

Interpreter for Lewis and Clark

• Seminoles

• Sacagawea

• Brigham Young

• Samuel Morse