Westward Expansion and Social Movements in 19th Century America

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High birth rates, high immigration rates, and economic decline led to...

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Westward Expansion

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One of the first groups of Americans to live and work in the far west.

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Mountain men

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People moved west to try to find this over-hunted animal skin.

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Beaver skins

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This country jointly occupied the Oregon Country with America.

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Britain

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No persecution; working new land; moved by force.

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Reasons to Move West

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An idea held by Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Manifest Destiny

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More land, buffer zone from enemies, and superiority.

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Support for Manifest Destiny

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Brought settlers to the Northwest to places like Astoria.

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Oregon Trail

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This trail ended in Santa Fe, NM.

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Santa Fe Trail

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This had the largest group of American pioneers from a church founded by Joseph Smith.

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Mormon Trail