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The treaty that the United States of America used to buy Florida from Mexico
to add a territory to a country, such a territory is called an annexation
To be from a country in western Asia
A hand operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted materials from cotton
he Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System at lake eerie
the people who joined the rush for gold in 1849
the purchase of present day Arizona and southern New Mexico
the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
the immigration of people from Ireland and surrounding countries
a journey made from 1804 through 1806 to explore the territory gained from the Louisiana purchase
A train that helped make travel to the west easier and faster for pioneers
The territory purchased from napoleon that nearly doubled the size of america
The belief that America had the right and duty to spread across north american continent
The war with mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in mexico ceding to the united states a huge region from Texas to California
Members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
People who lived and hunted fur in the rocky mountains that also helped protect the pioneers who were traveling to the west coast
an attitude of resentment and superiority to foreign born people
the territory that is present day oregon that was owned by great britain
an agreement in 1795 between Spain and the U.S. by which Spain recognized the 31st parallel as the southern boundary of the U.S. and permitted free navigation of the Mississippi to American ships.
a large area of privately owned land where crops were grown through the labor of workers especially enslaved people who lived on the land
A ship that is powered by the boiling of water and the creating of stem to move turbines that move a rotor in the back
the 1836 rebellion texans against the rule of mexcians that resulted in texas becoming an independent nation
a type of cloth or woven fabric
the complete purchase of mexico and surrounding territorys

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