Louisiana Territory 1803 - Jefferson purchased from France for $15m, Lewis and Clark - Led expedition of Louisiana Territory, Manifest Destiny - 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent, Trail of Tears 1838 - Forced16,000 Native Americans to leave Cherokee land on a brutal 700 mile journey, Indian Removal Act 1830s - Law signed by Pres. Andrew Jackson to exchange lands of eastern tribes for lands in west, Gold Rush - California 1849- many people rushed West to get rich quick, Sacagawea - Native American guide who was vital part of Louisiana Expedition, Canals - Manmade waterways that linked regions, Mormons - religiou group who moved to Utah because they faced violence, Annex - to add land. Texas was annexed to the US in the 1840s, Mexican- American War - The US went to war with Mexico so they could add more land, Transcontinental Railroad - railroad that connected the East coast to the West coast of the United States, Chinese Workers - group that was VERY important in building the Transcontinental Railroad,

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