Westward Expansion: Key Concepts

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*Front:* Manifest Destiny

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in U.S. expansion across North America

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*Front:* Louisiana Purchase

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land deal doubling U.S. size

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*Front:* Lewis and Clark Expedition

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of western territories (1804-1806)

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*Front:* Oregon Trail

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used by pioneers to the West

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*Front:* Gold Rush

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mass migration to California for gold

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*Front:* Homestead Act

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law granting land to settlers

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*Front:* Transcontinental Railroad

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railway connecting East and West (1869)

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*Front:* Indian Removal Act

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law leading to Native American displacement

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*Front:* Trail of Tears

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relocation of Cherokee Nation

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*Front:* Texas Annexation

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incorporation of Texas into the U.S.