Social Studies Unit 7 Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny

the idea that the USA had the right to new lands and expand its borders all the way to the Pacific Ocean, gained farmland and forest

Daniel Boone

helped settlers travel west by creating trails and opening up new territories.

Transportation in the 1800’s

Stone & Gravel Roads

Steam engine

trains

canals

Indian Removal Act

Congress passed the act because President Jackson felt that native americans should leave south east lands and allow settlers to be there

expedition

lewis and clark led an expedition and journaled

interchangeable parts

parts made to make goods with many pieces.

impressment

act of seizing American sailors and forcing them to work on their ships

Northwest Territory

the area north and west of the Ohio River

War of 1812

After the war of 1812 America felt a surge of pride and unity

Telegraph

transmit messages over long distances using electrical signals.

Missouri Compromise

established boundary between free and slave states