Westward Expansion

a former army captain chosen by President Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition to explore the West

an explorer of the West who reached the summit of the mountain now known as Pike's Peak

Mormon leader who chose Utah as the group's new home

fur traders and trappers who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s

guide who was first to lead settlers beyond the Appalachians; cut a road west

the main route from the Mississippi River to the West Coast in the early 1800s

members of a religious group, formerly known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who moved west during the 1830s and 1840s

the purchase of Louisiana from France for $15 million, which roughly doubled the size of the United States

co-leader of the western expedition

led an expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and wrote a report of his journey that became a guide for future travelers to the West