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Daniel Boone
He was an American explorer and frontiersman. He led an expedition and found a trail to the far west throught the Cumberland Gap. -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. -
The Louisiana Purchase
It is approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory that the United States bought from France. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
An expedition led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark to explore the Louisianna Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. -
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War of 1812
It was a war between the United States and Great Britain. It was caused by the attempts by the British to restrict U.S. trade. -
Texas Revolution
It was fight between Texas and Mexico. It started by the Mexican soldiers. -
Indian Removal / Trail of Tears
The military removed 20,000 Cherokee indians from their territory. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
They traveled to the west hoping to bring christianity to the Native American people. They were the first people to settle in the area that is now present day Washington state. -
Manifest Destiney
It is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion. -
John Fremont
He started the explorations of Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. -
The Oregon Trail
Thousands of people used it to get to Oregon for a better life. -
The Donner Party
A group of 90 people led by Jacob and George Donner. They tried taking a shorter way to California but when they made it to California only about half of the people made it. -
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The Mexican War
A war between the Americans and the Mexicans. After the war the Mexicans had lost about one third of their territory. -
The California Gold Rush
There was a huge increase in the population of California as people came to mine for gold.
