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President Andrew Jackson forcibly removed Native American tribes lands east of the Mississippi River to land west of the Mississippi River which would be come Oklahoma.
Put yourself in the skin of a Cherokee man, woman or child and tell me in the discussion box below how this would make you feel.

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You are going to file a claim on land in eastern South Dakota under the Homestead Act.  When choosing your piece of land, what will you want the land to have to make sure that you are successful? Write your comment in the discussion box below.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War where Mexico ceded land which is part of present day California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico to the United States.

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After Texas received it independence from Mexico in 1836, they petitioned the United States for statehood.  Due to the free vs slave state controversy, Congress did not pass a joint resolution to annex Texas into the United States until 1845.

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In the 1840's, families migrated to Oregon for land or to California for gold.
Click on the video below to hear Sally Hester's trip west.
If Sally had a cell phone on her trip west, how would she have used it to help her family to make the trip easier?

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The American West 03 - Wagon Trails to the West (1849) - from Timelines.tv

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In the 1820's and 1830's, trappers or mountain men moved into the area explored by Lewis and Clark collecting animal skins, especially beaver skins. The hat below is made of beaver skins.

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President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million or 3 cents per acre.

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Travel with Lewis and Clark on their Journey to Discovery with discussion point.

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Travel with Lewis and Clark on their Journey to Discovery with discussion point.

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Click the link below to take a trip. Below in the discussion area, tell me one reason why Jefferson wanted them to go and one thing they saw along the trip.

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Lewis and Clark: An American Adventure Story

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Meriweather Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery

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Meriweather Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery

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President Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory.
The woman in the painting is Sacagawea.