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Northwest Ordinance
Act of the congress for the territory North-West of the Ohio river. -
Louisiana Purchase
Land deal between United States and France approaxamently 827,000 square miles -
Cumberland Road
First major improved highway -
Erie Canal
Links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hadson river in the east. -
Indian Removal Act
President granted unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands. -
Manifest Destiny
Attitude prevalent of American expansion between coast to coast -
Texas Annexation
Texas republic declared Independence from the republic of Mexico. -
Mormons in Utah
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day of Saints. -
California Gold Rush
When gold was found in Coloma, California. it brought over 300,000 people -
Gadseden Purchase
29,670 square miles region of southern Arizona and Southwest New Mexico. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Pasific Railroad act from California to New York
