Westward Westward ExpansionExpansionSOL US1.8bSOL US1.8b

Essential KnowledgeEssential Knowledge

Westward migration Westward migration was influenced by was influenced by geography and geography and economic economic opportunity.opportunity.

Key WordsKey Words

Migration: movement from one place to Migration: movement from one place to anotheranother

Geographic and Geographic and Economic Features Economic Features that Influenced that Influenced Westward MovementWestward Movement

Population growth in Population growth in eastern citieseastern cities

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Availability of cheap, Availability of cheap, fertile landfertile land

Economic opportunity i.e., gold (California Gold Economic opportunity i.e., gold (California Gold Rush,) logging, farming, freedom (for runaway Rush,) logging, farming, freedom (for runaway slaves)slaves)

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Cheaper and faster Cheaper and faster transportation, i.e., transportation, i.e., rivers and canals rivers and canals (Erie Canal), (Erie Canal), steamboatssteamboats

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Robert Fulton’s Clermont steamboat

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A town on the Erie Canal.

Knowledge of Knowledge of overland trails overland trails (Oregon and Santa (Oregon and Santa Fe Trails)Fe Trails)

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http://www.casperwyoming.info/downloads/maps/oregontrail.gif

Belief in the right of Belief in the right of “Manifest Destiny,” “Manifest Destiny,” the idea that the idea that expansion was the expansion was the right of the countryright of the country

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How did Manifest Destiny affectthe American Indians?

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What does this woman represent?