Causes and Effects of the Westward Expansion
The effect of when gold was found in California.
Everyone rushed to California to get gold.
What was the Lousiana purchase
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President Jefferson purchased 828,800 square miles from France for 15 million doubling the nations size.
(1803)
Who took charge of the Lousiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
The effect of economic oppurtunities in California
People moved west through the Oregon Trail
What was the Oregon treaty?
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A treaty with Great Britain settled the U.S. claim to the Pacific Northwest. (1846)
Name one hardship along the trail of Mormons.
The hardships that came along the way was starvation more diseases And running out of surplise.
The effect of California applying for statehood
The 15/15 balance of free states and slave states was broken
What was the homestead act
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Offered 160 acres of free public land to settlers who improved the land, encouraging rapid settlement.(1862)
What did Crazy Horse do?
Fought against Americans who were taking his land