Westward Expansion

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Men who left their families to go to California during the Gold Rush.

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prospectors

Front

Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis and Clark to go on a _______ to explore the Louisiana Territory.

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expedition

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During the Gold Rush, men went _______ for gold in hopes to become rich.

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mining

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People who travel from the East out West in search of a new life.

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pioneer

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Pioneers settled on the Western ________.

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frontier

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People believed in _________________ and wanted to expand the United States west all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

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Manifest Destiny

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What was the Oregon Trail?

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a trail that pioneers used to trade with Native Americans

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Which is true about the Gold Rush? Options: The general store owners near the gold mines often became richer than the prospectors themselves, Boom Towns were towns where the most gold was found, There wasn't much interest in the Gold Rush

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The general store owners near the gold mines often became richer than the prospectors themselves

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The Pony Express was:

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a delivery system that used horses and riders to deliver mail and communication quickly between east and west

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What was the Indian Removal Act?

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a law that forced Native Americans to move from their homeland to land West of the Mississippi River