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- We are heading West!
- Follow us, we will show you the way
- Are we there yet?
- The West will be the best once we get there
- Mountain Men in Oregon CountryThe mountain men moved west for fur trading and gold. They also set up farms and harvesting for a new way of life.
- should i be loyal to the Mexicans or the U.S
- The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail is a 2,000 mile route west to Oregon Country from Independence MO. The pioneers, had to make this journey in five months to beat the snow.
- What a beautiful lake!
- Manifest DestinyAmerican's believed their nation and government was the best in the world and it was their duty to spread their democratic government and culture. The Americans used this to justify their beliefs that they were superior over Native Americans and Mexicans who and been living on this land for generations.
- GOLD! We're rich!
- Mexican-American WarThe annexation of Texas upset Mexico, so the Americans fought a war to gain control over more land. At the end of the war, the US expanded it's boundaries to obtain more land in the west.
- Mormons in UtahMormons moved west to Utah to see refuge from persecution due to their beliefs. The Mormons believed that property should be owned in common and men could have more than one wife.
- California Gold RushJohn Sutter discovered gold in CA in 1848. People from all over the world rushed to CA to find gold.
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