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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone is the most widely known of American edges of unexplored areasmen. He served as the model for James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking, and his fun trips brought about events in hundreds of works of fiction. -
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Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The Oregon Trail
- 2,200 miles east - west
- Transportation route for people who leave their own countries traveling from Missouri to Oregon
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War of 1812
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Indian Removal/Trail of Tears
Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida–land, Very little natives remained anywhere in the United States. Working forthe white setters who wanted to grown cotton on the natives land the gov. forced them to leave theiir homes and walk thousands of miles -
John Fremont (in California)
- He joined the U.S related to land and maps engineers in 1838
- In early 1846, captin fremont and a small mapping big, important trip arrivied along the border of mexican california
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Texas Revolution
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The Donner Party
- Also called The donner-reed party
- Group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. Reed
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Mexican War
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The California Gold Rush
- American history began on jan 24,1848 when gold was found by James W. Marshall
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The Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)
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The Massacre at Wounded Knee
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Manifest Destiny
- Term for Attitude
- This point of view helped fuel western settlemnet, Native American removal and war with mexico
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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Their mission was to teach the Indians gospel and teach them the arts of civilization
