SS: Westward Expansion

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The taking of workers against their will.

President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. (1846-1848)

People who went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849

People who move to a new land.

A route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory.

Someone who went to an area before it was settled.

The first people to live in North America.

An area of land that is under the authority of a government but is not given the power of self-government.