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What was the Louisiana Purchase?

When Louisiana purchased land west of the Mississippi

When Louis and Ana married and bought land

When the NW Passage was discovered and land was purchased

Land bought from France in 1803, stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River

The War of 1812 was what?

Famous for the Overture of 1812

A war fought in 1812

The second war fought against England for complete independence of the US from British rule

Fought between the French and Americans

Westward Expansion can be defined as what?

The growth of the US during the 1800s as settlers moved to the West

The expansion of the mountains and valleys across the US

What happens during middle age when your clothes don't fit

Movement of people to the west from Mexico

Manifest Destiny is the belief that...

An individual can manifest their own destiny by believing in themselves

Through "civilizing" (i.e. Conquering and controlling) the Western US would be fulfilling a master plan

One's destiny can be obtained through hard work and determination

One can determine their future through rolling dice

Who were Lewis & Clark?

An author and chocolate bar entrepreneur

Explorers set by Thomas Jefferson to survey the Northwest

Two old white dudes that camped and foraged for themselves on an epic adventure

Two men who took a decade to find land and themselves along the way

The Oregon Trail was . . .

A computer game

A highway route, similar to Route 66

Over 2,000 miles of wagon trail from St Louis, MO to Oregon City

A hiking trail in Oregon

The Pony Express did what?

They were ponies that ran really really fast

An early mail delivery service on horseback between Missouri & California

Related to the Pinkertons for express protective service

Only existed for 10 years until the railroads began to deliver mail

The California Gold Rush can be defined as what?

A rush to find gold on the way to California

Beginning in the 1820s, the process of mining and panning for gold in California

A mass migration to California after gold was found there in 1848

A huge movement of people in 1852 to find gold in California

The Transcontinental Railroad was what?

A railroad that connected cities from north to south

A railway that crossed continents in Europe

The US attempt at the AutoBahn

The building of a rail line from the eastern cities to the west

The Industrial Revolution did what?

Changed manufacturing, production and transportation

Began large factory production of goods like steel, cotton, automobiles, canned goods, etc for consumers

Used machines in new and inventive ways not done before

Boosted American manufacturing, started new industries, and created new jobs

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