Westward Expansion Vocabulary

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Indian Removal Act

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act signed by President Jackson that stated the Native Americans had to leave their homes

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Many ___________ traveled west to claim land and for new opportunities.

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pioneers

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The _______, new lands and wilderness, were full of possibilities and resources.

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frontier

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Trail of Tears

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the journey of American Indians from their homes in the east to the Indian Territory

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It was dangerous to try and travel west without protection, so families would travel together, combining their wagons into what was called a __________ _________.

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Wagon Train

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Manifest Destiny

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The idea that the US had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.

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American Indians were forced to leave their homes in the east and move to _______________ __________in the west.

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Indian Territory

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Pioneers traveled and transported their belongings in _________ ________, covered wagons that were 10 feet long.

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Prairie Schooner

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Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

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Andrew Jackson