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Westward Expansion Flashcards

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Impressment

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The taking of soldiers against their own will

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Louisiana purchase

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Doubles the size of US

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Indian removal act/trail of tears

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Us gov. Force Indians off their land; most walk the trail of tears west

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Second greAt awakening

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Religion started becoming very important in US

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Gold rush of 1849

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Gold found CA; huge movements of settlers west; Chinese immigrants too; population boom!

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New technology/inventions

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cotton gin & railroads

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