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Westward Expansion. By:Stephanie, Caitlin, and Pam. Index Page. Section A-Overview “Westward Expansion” Section B-Alexander Gram Bell Section C-The Donner Party Bibliography. Section A. Overview of Westward Expansion. RAILROADS. Built in 1862. Expleration of the West.

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Westward Expansion. Table of Contents. Manifest Destiny. The Gold Rush. Frontier Life. Native Americans. The Myth of the West. Manifest Destiny. Expansion to the Pacific Seen as obvious and inevitable Not necessarily a religious idea Spread of democracy and European-American lifestyle

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Westward Expansion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_destinys. Northwest Territory. As a result of the French and Indian War America took possession of the Northwest Territory. After the Revolutionary War Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance. Northwest Territory.

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Westward Expansion. What is the West? The Frontier: Land that forms the farthest extent of a nation’s settled regions. Manifest Destiny. The belief that America was destined to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

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Westward Expansion . Miss Springborn Team 6 Pages 4-6 in the Notes Packet. What is going on??.

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Westward Expansion. PEOPLE WHO MOVED WEST. Ranchers. Ranchers herded cattle on long drives to the railroad cow towns to be taken to Chicago to be made into goods such as food , leather, and tallow. . Miners. The west was a new mineral resource for our country, especially gold and silver.

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Westward Expansion. The government wanted to promote westward expansion During the Civil War, northerners passed laws to accomplish this 1862— Homestead Act The government would give settlers 160 acres of land to establish farms . Homestead Act poster. Westward Expansion.

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Westward Expansion! . America expands west!. Think about it…. If your family was moving across to country to a place where there was NOTHING in the place where you were moving…no houses or stores or anything…what ten things would you definitely pack and why?

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Westward Expansion. Oregon Country Mountain Men Missionaries Wagon Trains Life on the Trail Native Americans Oregon at Last!!. What made Oregon Attractive to Settlers?. What was the Geography like? What was the climate like?.

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Westward Expansion. Market, Communication, Transportation Revolution. Market People bought and sold goods, rather than making goods for themselves Communication People in better contact Telegraph Transportation Steamboat Canals Trains developed in 1840s. New Markets Link Regions.

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Westward Expansion. Chapter 18 Test Review. Great Plains. What were the reasons for the Westward Expansion? Ans- Gold- California & Alaska Silver- Colorado Free land and adventure A new beginning for slaves. Great Plains States. Ans- Montana, Colorado Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas

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Westward Expansion. Spaniards. Pueblos. Apaches, Navajos, etc. Genizaros—Native Amer. w/o tribes. Westward Expansion. Plains Indians Diversity of tribes and languages Some alliances Some sedentary farmers; others nomadic hunters Common Traits: Close and extended family networks

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Westward Expansion. Area of land set aside for Native Americans. reservation. African American pioneer. Exoduster. Law that offered free land to American citizens and immigrants who were willing to start new farms on the Great Plains. Homestead Act.

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Westward Expansion. In 1780, 2.7 million people lived in the original 13 states By 1830, 12 million people lived in 24 states The average family had five children !!. 50 Years Later…. Push Factors. What causes people to leave? What forces people to move?. Push Factors.

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Westward Expansion. Ch 12. Manifest Destiny. = term created in 1800’s, meant U.S. destined to possess all territory from Atlantic to Pacific. = we used this idea that it was our “destiny” to justify buying, fighting, or taking the remainder of the territory west of Lou territory.

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Westward Expansion. U.S. History Chapter 13. Lure of Oregon. Families in search of good farmland kept moving farther west Oregon Country : huge region west of the Rocky Mountains. Plentiful rainfall and mild climate

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Social Studies Methods. Westward expansion. SS4H6 The student will explain westward expansion of America between 1801 and 1861.

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Westward Expansion. America’s “Manifest Destiny”. Do Now. Why do people move? List at least 5 reasons in your binder. Push and Pull. Why do people move? There are both push factors and pull factors: Push factors = conditions that force people to leave a certain area

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Westward Expansion. USI.8a-d. Gaining Territories. USI.8a.

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