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=Western Expansion of the U.S. =


 * Subject: Social Studies **
 * Grade: Fourth Grade **
 * Teacher: Ms. Jessica Rosenau **

This is a wiki about the westward expansion of the United States.
This pathfinder is designed to help students learn about and understand the journey many of our ancestors took during the period between 1800 and the Civil War. It covers the initial expedition of Lewis and Clark up to the string of wagon trains that rolled across the West and filled the land with settlers from coast to coast.
 * Purpose of the pathfinder:**

The Louisiana Purchase: Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Thomas Jefferson, Louisiana Purchase, Corps of Discovery, Napoleon
 * Recommended Keyword and Search Terms: **

Indian Removal: Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson, Chief John Ross. Sequoyah, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Trail of Tears

Wagon Trains: Wagon train, trail boss, Independence (Missouri), Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, Conestoga Wagon, Gold Rush, Plains Indians ,include component="tagCloud"

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