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what four groups owned land west of the Appalachian mountains
Definition
Britain
France
Spain
native Americans
Term
as if when did these four groups own land west of the Appalachian mountains
Definition
1775
Term
where did the four places own land
Definition
west of the Appalachian mountains
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what explorer/pioneer faced danger and death to explore west of the Appalachian mountains
Definition
Daniel boon
Term
what was daniel boon
Definition
explorer/pioneer
Term
what did daniel boon do
Definition
face danger and death to explore west of Appalachian mountains
Term
what happened in 1803
Definition
Louisiana purchase
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who purchased the Louisiana purchase
Definition
Napoleon
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when was Louisiana purchase purchased
Definition
1803
Term
how much was Louisiana purchased
Definition
three cents an acre for half a billion acres
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what are two accomplishments of Louis and Clark
Definition
first new Americans to reach Pacific Ocean overland

discovered over 300 new species of wildlife mapped out the west
Term
what people were first Americans to reach pacific overland and discovered over 300 new species of wildlife mapped out the west
Definition
Louis and clark
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what is the most valuable commodity in the west
Definition
beaver
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what is the beaver
Definition
most valuable commodity
Term
where is the bear most valuable
Definition
west
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what are two dangers a trapper in the Rockies experienced
Definition
starvation and grizzly bears
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who experienced starvation and bears and where
Definition
trappers in Rockies
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why did people want to go to Oregon and California
Definition
Oregon for land and California for gold
Term
what was significant of donner party
Definition
tried to take a shortcut to Oregon and got stuck in a blizzard so had to result to cannibalism to survive
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what was it called when the people took a shortcut to Oregon and got stuck in a blizzard and had to resort to cannibalism
Definition
donner party
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who fought and who bought
Definition
Texas fought = California bought
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when did james Marshall find a 3oz nugget in the California river
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1848
Term
who found a gold nugget in the California river
Definition
James Marshall
Term
what did james Marshall find
Definition
a 3oz nugget
Term
where did James Marshall find a nugget
Definition
California river
Term
what spread
Definition
news throughout the world of the possibility of getting rich quick
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what happened after people heard u could get rich quick
Definition
100,000 amateur prospectors arrived in California
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what happened to the population and land value of California after gold was discovered
Definition
it skyrocketed. in two years it went from 15,000 to 100,000
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what skyrocketed
Definition
land value and population of California
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when did land value and population of California skyrocket
Definition
after gold was discovered
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what were the odds of finding gold
Definition
less then 1 in 100 found gold
Term
how did most people gain wealth
Definition
selling goods such as pick pans and food
Term
why did people sell goods
Definition
to gain wealth in California
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what were hardships we don't have today that the people experienced
Definition
milk poisoning
living completely off the land
wilderness provided everything
malaria
life expectancy half what it is now
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when did president pass Indian removal act
Definition
1830
Term
who passed Indian removal act
Definition
president Jackson
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what did president Jackson do in 1830
Definition
pass the Indian removal act
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what did president Jackson order
Definition
most Indians onto reservations
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what were the Cherokee forced to do
Definition
March from Georgia to Oklahoma
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who had to march from Georgia to Oklahoma
Definition
Term
what was the March from Georgia to Oklahoma called
Definition
the trail of tears
Term
what was the most important river
Definition
Mississippi
Term
why was Mississippi River most important
Definition
allowed all Midwest and Great Plains to bring goods to market in New Orleans
Term
what invention changed life forever on the Mississippi River
Definition
steamboat
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where did the steamboat change life forever
Definition
Mississippi River
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