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Westward Expansion
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Territory was bought on April 30th 1803 by the U.S. The U.S was given this land from France. This helped the United States expand westward to the Mississippi river. The purpose of this land deal was to give New Orleans to the U.S.A. This stretched from the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains, the settlers were tremendously attracted to this land. The things that made this land attractive to the settlers was they loved the free access to the Mississippi river. -
African Slave Trading
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Prison Reform
A campaigner named Dorthea Dix visited a prison and she described the scene as insane or sick. What she saw was the prisoners getting treated badly. -
California Gold Rush
The Gold Rush began after James Marshall discovered gold in California. This attracted others from countries all around the globe like China and Europe. Most of those people stayed in California permantley making it their new home. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail existed from August 14, 1848 unTil February 14 1849. This territory was a focus of those who believed that the U.S was obligated to expand westward. This trail started at the small town of Elm Grove, Missouri. This stretched from Missouri the columbian river located all the way in Oregon. This trail was extremely long stretching about 2,000 miles.
