Westward Expansion Vocabulary

Territory gained by the United States after war with Mexico.

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• Santa Fe Trail

• Erie Canal

Pioneer trail from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon territory.

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• Santa Fe Trail

• Erie Canal

Cattle trail from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• Santa Fe Trail

• Erie Canal

The waterway connecting the Hudson River with Lake Erie through New York State.

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• Santa Fe Trail

• Erie Canal

To add a territory to one’s own territory.

• Manifest Destiny

• Annex

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

The idea popular in the United States during the 1800’s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific.

• Manifest Destiny

• Annex

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

Loyalty to a region.

• Manifest Destiny

• Annex

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others.

• Manifest Destiny

• Annex

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

Sturdy vehicle topped with white canvas and used by pioneers to move west.

• Emigrant

• Republic

• Forty-niners

• Conestoga Wagon

A person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere.

• Emigrant

• Republic

• Forty-niners

• Conestoga Wagon