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Westward Expansion
Grade 4
Term | Definition |
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War of 1812 | War between the colonists against Native Americans and the British British burned down Capitol and the White House |
railroad | replaced steamboats because they were cheaper, faster, and safer |
steamboat | a main form of travel on large rivers |
cotton gin | a machine that could quickly remove seeds from cotton that improved the farming industry |
farm implements | - a reaper: a tool used to cut wheat - steel plow: used to cut through heavy soil |
The Louisiana Purchase | France sold Louisiana Territory to U.S. and it doubled the size of the country |
The Lewis and Clark Expedition | - Explorers who were trying to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean - research plants and animals - form good relationships with Native Americans |
The acquistions of Texas (the Alamo and independence) | - Alamo: fight between Mexicans and settlers over Texas and Mexico won - Settlers declared Texas' independence after the Alamo loss. |
Oregon Trail | a trail that started in Missouri and ended in Oregon that settlers used to travel West |
California Gold Rush | People from all over the world rushed to California in search of gold. |