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Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars
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Pike expedition often compared to the lewis and Clark expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase
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United States explorer who led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River
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gained its statehood on September 9, 1850.
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People that rushed to California in the 1849 gold rush.
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territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
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a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
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She belonged to the Shoshone people who lived in the Rockies. She and her French Canadian husband agreed to accompany Lewis and Clark as translators.
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Jefferson's personal secretary who accompanied William Clark in 1804 to explore the northern regions of the Louisiana Purchase
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The Louisiana Purchase was one of the largest land deals in history. In 1803, the United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land.
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major overland emigrant route across the Western United States from Missouri to California in the middle 19th century
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land claimed by both U.S. and Britain and held jointly under the Convention of 1818
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In 1847, about 1,600 Mormons followed part of the Oregon Trail to Utah. They built a settlement by the Great Salt Lake.
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the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
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expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States
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between Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River, N. Canada to Texas, vast inland sea, high grassland region, rich soil, wheat
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a meeting planned at a certain time and place
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relinquish possession or control over
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pioneer trail that began in Missouri and crossed the great plains into the Oregon country
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Process by which a government gains control over a territory not presently under their jurisdiction.
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a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
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