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Name ________________________________________________________ Period ____ Westward Expansion Study Guide Define each of these vocabulary words based upon

the information found in your notes and the textbook. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 turnpike Louisiana Purchase Monroe Doctrine vaquero Alamo Lone Star Republic Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Missouri Compromise Sutters Mill/California Gold Rush Forty Niner Compromise of 1850 Oregon Trail Kansas-Nebraska Act popular sovereignty Uncle Toms Cabin

Write a short paragraph (2-3sentences) about the following people. Be sure to include how each of them influenced the westward expansion of the United States. Napoleon Bonaparte Lewis and Clark/Sacagawea Sam Houston

Describe both of the following wars. Make sure you write about how they are alike versus how they are different. Write about the causes of each, an important battle or two, and what happened at the end of each war. This should be done in a paragraph of NO LESS than four sentences. Texas War for Independence (1835-1836) Mexican War (1846-1848)

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