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| the idea that God wanted people to move west |
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| an instant form of communication |
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| shortened travel and made communication easier |
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| the act to build the transcontinental railroad |
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| offered people land in the north |
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Manifest destiny
Homestead Act
Pacific railroad act
Railroad/steam engine
telegraph |
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| pushed the Native Americans off their land and into reservations |
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| The consequences of expansion: |
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| American buffalo almost all got killed off |
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