Westward Expansion: Home

Prompt: Did the American government and its citizens live up to its FOUNDING PRINCIPLES of equality, democracy, freedom, and liberty?

• Louisiana Purchase (1803)
• War of 1812 (1812)
• Monroe Doctrine (1823)
• Trail of Tears (1830-1850)
• Mexican American War (1846)
• California Gold Rush (1849)
• Northern Europe Immigration (1840s-1850s)
• Industrial Revolution (1815-1860)
• Transcontinental Railroad (1863-1869)

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